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specc	2012-03-24 , 08:39
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Originally Posted by SamGan

I disagree with you on this. Nokia could easily sell N9 in the U.S. which they refused. When U.S. residents are buying N9s from overseas without any warranty, with no carrier subsidy and no local warranty why does Nokia insist on shafting WP7 down U.S. consumers' throats?

They could sell N9 everywhere. That is not the issue. In Europe only enthusiasts got the N9. I'm sorry to say it, but enthusiasts have a hard life in NA, UK and a couple of other places due to the dark force called operators. Other places phones are freely available, and people can switch operators every day if they want to (dual SIM phones for instance). The result is that the N9 would sell in so small numbers, even among enthusiasts, that there is no point doing it.

Lumias have been on sale for some time now, together with the N9. I am sure out of 100 customers, only 1 chooses the N9 in favor of the Lumia 800. The N9 is dead commercially, and therefore Meego is dead. There are other things coming though.

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