I disagree with many of the above posters for the following reasons:

1. Times have changed. It took only two years for a totally new entrant to the smartphone market to shook it up.
Yes, it is Apple, the arch-enemy of every major smartphone maker. It was a bankrupt company and now it could buy Nokia twice over.
It is time for Nokia to take some tricks out of the Apple playbook.

2. Ignoring North America is a HUGE mistake. Nokia cannot possibly leave such a lucrative market out of its strategic planning.
Since we've established that the profit on the N900 is very high, what prevents Nokia from dropping the bomb in NA and selling
the N900 for $250? It would still make profit for sure. Imagine the reaction of people here: wow, gee, look at this awesome cool
device. It only costs $250 without contract. Nokia could sell 1 million N900 in a month.

3. And I disagree with a previous poster's argument that the goal is not to sell many devices, but less at a higher profit margin.
While Appple seems to be doing it successfully - for now it will have to adapt its strategy too. Ultimately as the sector moves
away from the selling-hardware model towards the service-oriented approach (like Ovi or the App store) it is clear that
to gain marketshare in the services one needs to produce an inexpensive platform. Just watch Google. It will come out with its
own phone, then drop its price ridiculously, then eventually it's gonna be for free.

4. While I truly wish for Nokia's global success I don't think that the N900 will be a popular device for the masses. How sad it is.
Maybe the upcoming N9x0? There is simply no time to play catch-up anymore. Com'on Nokia, step ap the ante and use your massive
global talent pool and come out with something truly revolutionary.