As stupid and irritating as the host was, I think she shows a lot of the current US feeling towards Nokia.

Throwing some personal insight - I was in a meeting earlier today regarding a US client, who wanted to develop smart phone software for their agents and customers. They have a a multi-million $ contract with Pyxis - a tool, think a little like Qt, which can generate cross platform applications for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile. No love for Nokia unfortunately.

When it comes to the US, Nokia are seriously in a world of trouble. They've gone beyond the issues of lack of carrier subsidies or network issues, past being a laughing stock and an irrelevance. They just dont feature on the US mindset at all, they just dont exist.

I chatted to my US manager yesterday about the new iPhone, and he asks me if I was an Apple fan lol. So I told him I had a Nokia.. "Ohh a No-key-arr, yeahh. They used to make good stuff, didnt they..."

Uphill struggle doesnt even begin to describe the task..