Not me. I'm not going quietly into the dang night.

I don't understand how a market that wasn't even identified 2 or 3 years ago and has yet to be defined can be called a niche. Some of the uses of a NIT could be called niche but the concept not so much.

One use (or niche) of the the NIT's in the North American cell phone markets is as a supplemental internet client that tethers via Bluetooth to a cell phones connection.

Most people don't need to carry an iT or heavy/large/all-in-one cell phone everywhere they go. Having a NIT close by is relatively easy and being able to quickly connect to the net when you retrieve it from your bag, glove box, or brief case is a definite plus.
Most people still need to be connected via a plain ol' cell phone though and a small pocketable one with BT suites that and the tablets connection needs. Requiring both to be under contract with perhaps different providers is pretty foolish if ya ask me.

Just as foolish as requiring a customer to choose the device, technology, and predict the amount of use and storage capacity they will need for the next two years is. But that is what North American providers have conditioned their customers to do... .

Providing another means of connection for a new device formerly known as an NIT, particularly one that can be pre-paid and could change providers month to month would make a lot of sense though.

I am hoping Nokia understands that getting into North American pockets pre-convergence in large numbers would be a way to break into the N/A market and change purchasing/marketing habits.