Symbian has its place but if Nokia trys to push Symbian towards high-end devices like N8 (by todays standards a mid-range smartphone) then they will fail miserably - people just expect more.

If Nokia want to continue with Symbian then they had better start beefing up their Symbian applications - e.g. a decent QT-based web browser for a start. Then using their "cross-platform" advantage will be able to upsell users to high-end Nokia smartphones (e.g. Meego-based - if it becomes more than vapourware).

The question is are Nokia smart enough to do this?
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