maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Can Harmattan forge its own glory fate?

	marxian	2012-01-27 , 14:43
	Posts: 2,448 \| Thanked: 9,523 times \| Joined on Aug 2010 @ Wigan, UK	#10

Originally Posted by _David_

Maybe nobody cares but equally few care about what OS is on their phone. Even if you bought a bunch of apps, they're $5 each.

Anyone can take marketshare if the phone is sexy enough and easy-to-use.

I don't see how that is relevant to the point that I was making, which is that MeeGo-Harmattan is dead, regardless of how well the N9 sells vs WP devices.

Of course most smartphone buyers do not care which platform their device runs. However, they do care about availability of the applications/services that they are used to having, and MeeGo-Harmattan fails in this department because Nokia basically put up a big sign saying 'DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH MEEGO-HARMATTAN'.

Also, the market for shiny smartphones is already oversaturated, which is why I think it was a mistake for Nokia to jump on the iClone bandwagon.

__________________
'Men of high position are allowed, by a special act of grace, to accomodate their reasoning to the answer they need. Logic is only required in those of lesser rank.' - J K Galbraith

My website

GitHub

Quote & Reply |

The Following User Says Thank You to marxian For This Useful Post:
afaq