Thread: The N900/maemo feels like a Dinosaur
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wierdo is offline wierdo
2009-12-15 , 07:02
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#137
Originally Posted by Megacrazy View Post
True but the iPhone took the market by storm and changed the entire industry. People have known about the N900 and Maemo for quite a while and I don't see any large companies expressing interest developing anything for the platform. What's in the works to be excited about? As a matter of fact, what was ever available for maemo4?...3?...2?
No, the iPhone had very little market success (but great marketing success) until the 3G. Recall when the iPhone was first released, there was no App Store. It was $600. Few people bought it, although lots of people talked about it.

With the App Store and a $400 subsidy, it's sold like hotcakes.

So, compared to the iPhone at the same point in its lifecycle, I'd say N900 is doing pretty damn well. It's cheaper, and it's got far more than zero applications.

Give the N900's successor a $400 subsidy next year (That's a sub-$200 US retail price for those of you keeping track), I dare say it might sell pretty darn well.