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Originally Posted by pycage View Post
I don't think that Nokia lacks strategic planning, but maybe you lack understanding of their strategy?

Honestly, none of the Maemo devices have been mainstream device. . .
People need to remember that we're part of the rounding error when it comes to Nokia. They certainly have a strategy and that strategy has made them number one in the world. The name of the strategy is Symbian. All the Maemo versions and all the Maemo devices have been the equivalent of corporate option papers.

Ultimately down the road, Nokia will decide what to do for a new generation of smartphones. It may be Maemo 6 on the announced second half device but I suspect that will be a test bed as well. We probably won't see a "step 5" Maemo OS and device until 2011. I would not even be surprised to see a new Symbian branded OS in 2011 as Nokia's "step 5".

In the strategic long term, Nokia knows what they're doing (and why). They haven't told us and I wouldn't expect them to.