There's something being passed around in this Maemo Community Council that seriously affects social skills.

I didn't claim anything else (then). I just said ragnar's statement "Popularity is a practical measure for success" isn't always true, but only if you aimed for popularity. (Which I, for example, don't. I go for quality. So for my work, popularity is not a measure of success.)

But speaking of it:
Nokia don't have a responsibility to aim for popularity. They have a responsibility to aim for profit. Profit can also be achieved by dominating niche markets, not only by catering the masses and aiming for popularity. (Actually, at least in my business, it's much easier to be profitable in niche markets than it is in the mass market.)