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	danramos	2010-12-07 , 22:52
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Originally Posted by gerdich

The producers of android phones and the iPhone give their customers the impression that their products have a future and are just the first step for a big future.

Nokia gives his users the impression that maemo is dying and that the products are the end of line.

Meego is no continuation but a new try that will also end this way.

No customer wants to buy dying products.

Nokia should offer new upgrades with surprising and revolutionary features if they want to show that there is still life.

I think you're possibly being melodramatic and hyperbolic, but I agree with your underlying point. If Nokia truly had intended Maemo to be groomed as the future OS for smartphones and other higher end devices, the least they could have done is supported it with frequent updates to applications (untie those applications from the flash OS images, for crying out loud!) and prompt bugfixes to make it seem like a current and supported product. Then, if they really wanted to make it feel more "alive" and current, they could have advertised it more to make people wonder what this thing is so that current owners have an opportunity to show it off. As it is, if I show off a Maemo product, it strikes people as a niche device--neat, but they wouldn't buy it for themselves or for family.

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