That's not actually far from the truth it seems. Ever notice how the mediocre products that have an extended media reach (ie. Microsoft Windows, Apple iOS, Nintendo <insert any of their consoles) have enjoyed success whereas better, far superior products (ie. Psion, Atari, Amiga, Maemo, MeeGo) have a serious problem gaining traction due to lack of trendy marketing?

Think about it. Each and every one of us here has been pissed off about how we picked "Product B" which was point for point better than "Product A" and yet we ended up on the losing end of that equation?

Maemo was my turning point. Loved my N810, had to settle for something else. Loved my N9, looking for something to replace it. Liking BB10, already hoping that Jolla will be better than it. And despite using/developing for Android and iOS, I'd rather live outside of those ecosystems and thusly I'm placing myself outside of the typical marketing and ultimately preparing myself to be pissed off yet again.

Marketing makes the easily persuaded flock to a product. "Ooh, shiny". Watch the average response to a well crafted (sometimes it doesn't even have to be well crafted) statement or commercial. I swear it's damn near mind control.

Shiny, shiny... pretty, pretty.