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Originally Posted by Jerome View Post
I really have difficulties understanding what you mean: "the demise of the N800 was predicted, and-- it's still selling, elsewhere". Or maybe you don't understand what I am saying. I am not saying that the N800 will not be supported: obviously, the N800 and N810 hardware are sufficiently similar so that the N800 software can be expected to be maintained along the N810. I am simply saying that it looks like Nokia will not keep a 250€ tablet next to a 450€ tablet in their product line.

Now, maybe you mean that the 250€ tablet may be taken off the product line in Europe, but will be kept somewhere else, presumably because of differences in market. If this is what you mean, I do not agree. The tablets are global products, and can easily be ordered across borders.

As I said, I would love it if Nokia would keep the two devices on production, not because I am afraid that the N800 will "die", but because I believe that the two devices are sufficiently different to justify keeping the two lines going.
Very sound arguments have been made in this thread about why Nokia will indeed likely always have at least 2 price points available, so it would be silly for me to rehash them. If you disagree, well, you're free to be as wrong as you like.

Oh, and don't assume the N810 will always sell for the current price. Did the price stay the same for the N800?

As for the tablets being global products, well, technically yes they are. Now: ask some of the posters here about their experiences ordering them across borders. Not as simple as you might think. And don't presume you've covered all the bases in your singular assumption of my rationale-- you haven't. But again, it's not something I should discuss in further detail in a public forum.

And ironically, you make everyone's argument for them in your last statement. If you're capable of seeing that wisdom, don't you imagine we Nokia folks are, too?

EDIT: I wish I could share with you guys more of what's being kicked around inside Nokia's walls. I really, really do. It's terribly frustrating to read some comments here and then bite my lip. Suffice to say that while much negativity may be warranted due to the lack of communication from Nokia, the silence does NOT reflect inactivity.
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Last edited by Texrat; 2008-02-26 at 01:13.