I do not think it will *save* Nokia because Nokia is not in the same state as Palm was... But it will give a bit of fresh air and (hopefully) stop the hemorrhagic high-end (note high end please) slide of marketshare.

I do not see why N8 is not going to be a very good seller and you will see Nokia trumpeting "millions of N8s sold". Still I am waiting to see what they bring with MeeGo (not even the "N9") and Symbian^4.

I would believe that this is a good strategy for now. Bring N8 with very good features, still try to be relevant and build some much needed developer support and come back full force with the next devices. If not then I guess some concrete shoes would go well with whatever they will be wearing.