Thread: nokia should wake up and use N9 as flagship
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SamGan is offline SamGan
2012-02-23 , 00:38
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Originally Posted by Nosph3ratu View Post

As far as the debate goes regarding the N9 as the flagship I'm with Lumiaman. The N9 seems technically superior but for the masses WP7 is the clear choice. If nothing more than the simple reason why the iphone is good for the masses.... its simple, idiot proof use and things just "work". This is just speaking in the general sense without going into details.
The clear choice of who? N9 is clearly more popular among consumers than WP7. It is not for Nokia to force Lumia down consumers' throats. If WP7 is the clear choice of the masses why is its market share less than 2%? Why doesn't Elop dare to sell N9 in major markets alongside Lumia? Now Lumia is being sold with huge incentives which are unsustainable. So much for being a popular os.

Originally Posted by Nosph3ratu View Post
It was decision made purely on the premise to save the company. The timelines for the rollout of Meego devices was not quick enough to turn the company around. I suggest that anybody who feels that going the WP route was wrong do some reading up before they pass judgement. I don't like it, but I can respect it. I'm sure there was a substantial exchange of cash from MS but that's just well played business from Elop.
The fact remains that N9 was rolled out more than one month before Lumia. What Elop told the Board that Meego can't save Nokia in time was just a baldfaced lie.
Last edited by SamGan; 2012-02-23 at 05:58.