"Evidently you didn't read it closely enough, then. Here's the relevant paragraph:

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Originally Posted by qgil
Actually users have an influence that is much bigger than the Maemo community council and ITt. Users talk here and in maemo.org, but they talk as much and more through the retailers, the customer care lines, the surveys, the focused groups, the market studies... And they talk with their purchases, as many people point out here."

Ah, I see! The non-engaged users don't need a spokesperson because they speak for themselves, through purchases, etc!

That's not quite as straightforward as saying "we don't care about them at all, except insofar as they buy stuff," but it's close enough.

I hope that clueless users are not cut off, regardless of that reasoning, and despite the fact that they speak for themselves through the sound of one hand clapping.

As I said too many posts ago, it is apparent that you have a coalition of people ready to support you, and my opinion makes no difference.

I'll stay here, and I'll continue to support the tablets or whatever they will be called as long as they are any good, but I don't think that the road to success is paved by elitism and handing out ranks and medals to everyone. But I have been wrong before, and I hope I'm wrong this time.