Thread: Sad news; Nokia apparently killed Meltemi
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patlak is offline patlak
2012-06-17 , 19:06
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#363
Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
Just like the N900, N810, N800 and 770 were backed in full force too, right?
N810, N800, 770 were side projects with complete lack of marketing. I would have never heard of such devices if it wasn't for google and my own misspelling. for which I am dearly thankful. N900 was no different. It's unveiling was proof in it's own right, a poor youtube video of two developers promoting features. Lack of software development on Maemo 5, new hardware releases based on this OS and an immediate change of direction towards Maemo 6, i.e. MeeGo were the final blows to this wonderful device. Nokia had it, but failed to execute, for unknown reasons.

Nokia didn't know what to do or how to effectively market any of those items. It would not have started with the N9. And for the most part, they didn't stand behind the prior items or the N9, their most marketable Maemo device before Elop.
MeeGo was actually established as Nokia's highend goal en mass, and N9/N950 were devices that should have brought their Linux platform into many Average Joe pockets. February 2011, was the month when everybody expected such a device, which was nowhere in sight. Instead we received a burning platform memo and another change in direction.

All in all, it seems as though Nokia has had backstabbing people in the inside. It's like this saying in my country: "Out of three people, two of them are good and trustworthy, the third one being the backstabber."


It would take a lot more than just one phone. They're lacking willing third party support on Maemo Harmattan. They'd need that among other missing items to garner more than just enthusiast support.
Nokia had ONE device capable of changing their faith. That device was the N9. Its reception is more than enough to prove its ability to compete by its lonely self just as Apple managed with the iPhone. N9, with a high price and poor market availability still managed to achieve a respectable performance. However, if you think that this one device was incapable, there were also the canned N950 and a possible 4.3 in MeeGo device that could have been released,currently known as the Lumia 900.

Also, this month, could have been the month when Nokia revealed a GS3 competitor. A dual core would have been enough to provide a hard blow at competitors.

That combination existed for quite a while, wasn't as lackluster as folks would claim it to be, but it wasn't exactly setting the world ablaze either.
There was no actual tangible example of this whole model shown to the public ready to be pushed. That was the only mistake.

Hate to tear apart what you said - I actually agree with all that you're saying - I just have to inject some realism into what is happening into these conversations.
I am well aware that what I am saying is based on lots of "could have" and "should have," but at least it shows what could have been with a capable person at the helm.

I appreciate your feedback. Thanks!