Hopefully we won't be talking about what might have been in a few years. But, unfortunately, better does not imply more successful.

Ignoring the needs of Joe Average puts you in a niche category and all too often those niches gradually disappear. The most commonly cited example is VHS versus Beta (video tape formats from before the days of DVRs and recordable DVDs). Beta had corporate support (Sony) and better recording quality. However they forget one simple thing - that most movies shown on TV ran for two hours with commercials. VHS had two hour tapes, Beta didn't, Beta never caught up with the initial acceptance of VHS and it died.

Nokia needs to focus on Joe. They've already convinced us.