Thread: "Surging iPod touch eclipses the iPhone" ... while Nokia stupidly abandons tablets!
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2010-01-02 , 12:10
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#48
Originally Posted by harp View Post
As a first time maemo user, i can tell you that I wouldnt be holding a N900 right now if it wasn't a phone. I was actually looking to buy a HTC HD2 until I saw the N900 in action. No matter what you and I may think we know about Nokia's market strategy, I think Nokia know what they are doing.
This is spot on and I think most of you here are failing to see the bigger picture.

Four years ago I had an ipod, macbook and Sony Ericsson W950 touch screen phone.

Two years ago I converged the ipod and W950 into the iPhone and a macbook.

Now i've converged the lot into the N900 and have the added bonus of a (decent enough) camera to boot.

I would never have considered the N900 if it didnt sport the various radios and connectivity. I also have never paid any previous attention to the Nokia tablet range.
If Nokia ever wanted to take Maemo to the next level, this is exactly what they needed to do. Several of my colleagues and friends are also considering the move and all of us are mid twenties in IT/Media that Nokia need right now to adopt and third party market the brand to prep for maemo 6.