Thread: Now it's official: Maemo 5 and the N900 launch!
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uljanow is offline uljanow
2009-08-29 , 19:15
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#375
Originally Posted by attila77 View Post
It has to establish Maemo as a mainstream (phone) platform. The real profit comes later on (just as the 1st gen iPhone's purpose was platform establishment, the real $$$ came with 3G/3GS and the Appstore).
I don't think that nokia aims to make significant profits with the platform itself. If that would be the case they would have locked-down Maemo (like WebOS or iPhone OS).
It's nothing wrong with being just a phone-manufacturer.