Thread: Why do North American journalists ignore Nokia and Maemo?
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2010-01-15 , 23:17
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Originally Posted by herix1 View Post
1. I think ppl here don't value power but ease of use and pretty colors.
2. Most don't even know what Linux is and couldn't care less.
3. T-mobile USA is not subsidizing the phone, which makes so expensive that many don't want to buy it.
4. The n900 is marketed as a tablet, not a phone.
1. Agreed, although that's not necessarily a bad thing--it doesn't help the N900's case.
2. Agreed, sadly, but agreed.
3. Well, now you're calling it a phone... T-Mobile doesn't seem keen on selling it as an unlocked-down phone.
4. Internet Tablets... you know, the market Nokia virtually created and cornered up until they decided to create another iPhone wanna-be me-too device.

I think we're on the same page, yep.