Thread: Video Interview With Dr. Ari Jaaksi
View Single Post
qole's Avatar
qole is offline qole
2009-09-06 , 02:12
Moderator | Posts: 7,109 | Thanked: 8,820 times | Joined on Oct 2007 @ Vancouver, BC, Canada
#4
Is it just me or does it seem that there seems to be a corporate policy in Nokia to play down the N900, and be as cagey as possible about it? It's almost as if they've been told, "You can praise the N900, but don't get too excited and don't praise it too highly."

The keynotes really spent only the most minimal time on the device, and Anssi Vanjoki actually seemed to almost insult it... Extremely weird!

For example, Jaaksi purposely lets a great opportunity slide past right near the beginning. The interviewer praises the N900, and Jaaksi replies, "I'm glad you like it. (pause) I like it too." And then he moves on.

It appears that I'm not the only one noticing the strange underemphasis on Maemo and the N900. As I was writing this, I googled, "Nokia World N900" and this was my first hit: Did Nokia Underestimate How Good the N900 Really Is?

Nokia N900 Maemo 5 handset was by far the most impressive device launched at Nokia World 09.

It has blown away anyone who was lucky enough to lay hands on it. I am not talking only about Nokia fanboys who are ready to praise anything the company makes. I include skeptics, who are ready to point out every single flaw they find.

Seriously. With about a hundred devices around, and available to every tech writer in place, try finding anyone bashing Nokia N900. And then compare that to the coverage Nokia N97 and N97 Mini got. See what I mean?

This reception of Nokia N900, contrasts very sharply with the attitude displayed toward the device by every Nokia exec who was talking about it.

You would think that, having made such a superb device, they would be preaching from every corner and pulpit to make sure we notice.

Instead, Anssi Vanjoki has spent a whopping 3 minutes at the end of 62 minute opening keynote (including OPK presentation), talking about N900. Half of that time was spent talking about the beginnings of Maemo platform, Nokia 770 internet tablet, and how this is just step 4 in five step program (read: somewhat unfinished product)!

And it went downhill from there...
__________________
qole.org --- twitter --- Easy Debian wiki page
Please don't send me a private message, post to the appropriate thread.
Thank you all for your donations!
 

The Following 24 Users Say Thank You to qole For This Useful Post: