Yep. Another goodbye thread.

"Oh s**t, not another one!"
"Mods, please delete this thread"
"Please GTFO already!"

I know, this post is not going to help my reputation around these parts, but it's something that I had to get out of my system.

I think it is time to face some incontrovertible truths:

1. Windows Phone does not suit Nokia
What's more, it's ugly. And neither Nicki Minaj nor Green Day can do anything about it. No matter how you look at it, the stoic tiles just don't seem Nokiaesque.

2. MeeGo (Harmattan) is beautiful
MeeGo is breathtakingly beautiful. It's functional. It's elegant. It suits Nokia. It was Nokia's first truly modern OS, delivered on capable hardware. Swipe UI was a revolution. Everyone loved it. It had a real chance. It deserved one. It was scrapped because Elop thought "it wasn't ready". It was ready.

3. Going Android would have meant mega-money for Nokia

"Android is a brainless spec war"
"Nokia didn't want to become just another OEM"

The thing is, Nokia still is differentiating in hardware. WP buyers come to Nokia because they like the hardware and the Nokia brand, not because Nokia is differentiating in software. The only major soft asset Nokia has is mapping, and Nokia could have implemented Nokia Maps even on Android in order to differentiate. Of course, Google reportedly objected. Vlad Savov from The Verge says, "Collateral Damage" for Nokia, but Nokia could always have offered its mapping services alongside Google as a separate app. In any case, Maps alone was a ridiculous reason to say no to Android and mega profits.http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/10/33...possible-dream

4. A Pureview MeeGo phone would have done well
Even without Pureview, the N9 is brilliant. MeeGo+Pureview (and a modern processor) would have come across as an exclusive, exotic media device. It would have packed enough punch to penetrate the crowd of generic smartphones and make a dent. Reportedly though, Elop played a big hand in pushing Pureview out of beta and into retail.

5. Symbian died an untimely death
More than Elop, the old management bumbled here. Everyone knows that. What with years of arrogantly sitting on an old, tired UI, refusing to evolve. But it's worth noting, again, that Olli-Pekka had a plan. Nokia was capable of delivering awesome UI. Take a look at the Nokia Air concept. If Carla/Donna was going to be anything like this, then Symbian had more than a fighting chance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXaBlFNKbpk




At the very least, it is difficult to understand a world in which something as mindbogglingly beautiful and functional as Swipe UI is scrapped, and app openers such as iOS thrive.

Next week, I'm going to get a Nokia 808 Pureview. My last Nokia, and in my opinion, the last true Nokia. After that, probably Jolla. I have no idea what Jolla is going to come up with (who does?), but I hope, and believe, that they will do justice to MeeGo's and Nokia's legacy.