Howdy, mate. So you don't believe the N9 outsold Lumia? Why? History is replete with products and people who have succeeded despite great odds. The latest Gardner report shows WP7's market share declining 44% y-o-y from 3.4% in 2010 to 1.9% in 2011. It has now less market share than Bada, an almost invisible and badly managed os produced by only one manufacturer. How did this happen with 2 big giants behind it and with the biggest promotion in smartphones ever in the last Q? Would you believe it before the Gardner report?

The N9 outsold Lumia despite the odds because it has a beautiful, innovative and intuitive UI while users hate WP7's ugly and closed UI. It is a hit in China and that market is huge. The largest carrier in China bundles the N9 on contract which is an incredible coup for Nokia (but not for Elop). WP7 hasn't entered the China market yet but it really shouldn't bother.

But the best indication that N9 outsold Lumia is Elop's caginess in releasing breakdown figures of smartphones sold. We are only told vaguely that Lumia sold "well over a million". This is the first time that Nokia has not released breakdown figures. If Lumia has really sold more than a million surely this is not too shameful to publish real figures? But it is because no matter how many Lumia has sold, N9 has sold more. And where would Elop hide his face?