I believe this a matter of mass hysteria in the blogosphere going on recently. w00t did a fine job of explaining the situation over at iGadget. Let's face it, blogging is becoming more and more mainstream day by the day down here in the US. Americans want flashy, easy to consume toys for cellphones that will keep up with their simple minded, 30 sec attention span, aka iPhone, which is a genius idea, given the target demographic. Android is in the same boat. The MeeGo and Symbian 3 direction is great. It doesn't alienate the existing customer base but also competes with the iPhone. Anyone who thinks Symbian is dead needs to get out of the United States or the blogosphere bubble. Get on a plane to an international destination and see how many times you hear the Nokia tune.

Nokia needs time. It is a company that has over a hundred corporate offices worlwide. It cannot shift direction like some smaller companies that JUST showed up. Yes, 3 years is a JUST in terms of corporate strategy, vision and implementation. The developer base will come along with the App ecosystem with more consumers, because... well a developer is a consumer first. Nokia seems coming back HARD, look at the N8. Its cheap, affordable, functions as good as a high end device. They need to be more vocal about their strategy and push it hard with developers. This is again marketing. Hosting a coding competion is no answer. Advertising is the best way to go.

Nokia is failing because of ONE factor in this part of the world. Marketing. An average consumers is not going to hear about Android through blogs, but rather, billboards and tv adverts. Nokia has the products, just needs the PR. Android is a really good example. The Droids brought it to the mainstream along with some At&t adverts. Pay attention Nokia. Focus on the N8 advertising and localization here in the United States because you need the positive PR.

The way I see it, competition is beautiful. Companies set up their game and I get a beautiful little 3.5 inch computer like my N900. So, let's be patient and enjoy what we are going to get.