Volt Nokia is transitioning with Maemo in its high end handsets, whille S60 is down shifted. They have received criticism about S60 touch...and know that the N97 isnt a killer device for them, its weak HW wise and S60 is nothing to rave about.

With the announcements of the new Iphone, Palm Pre, and a Samsung behemoth coming up on the 15th of June...Nokias high end is lacking. IF they rely only on the N97 they will continue losing market share as they have been doing....they NEED something different, and explosive...and its not the N97.

They need a superb phone and position their 'internet tablet' division to take on the Iphone etc would make sense since its just evolving with added phone capabilities.