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I think Elop is having a big dilemma right now. If he lets or even encourages N9 to succeed, and gains a lot of traction, he'll think they'd be forced to deviat
by nextparadigms 15y ago
I think Elop is having a big dilemma right now. If he lets or even encourages N9 to succeed, and gains a lot of traction, he'll think they'd be forced to deviate from their original plan with WP7.
If he kills N9 too early, they won't make any money from it. I mean Nokia is already in a financial pit with Symbian phones being blocked at sales channels and WP7 phones barely starting to show up at the end of the year. Nokia needs something to survive by then.
I have a feeling he'd rather risk Nokia than risk N9/Meego becoming a huge success.
- ScottBurson 15y agoI don't think there was any chance of the N9 being very successful anyway. As nice as job as they appear to have done on it -- the hardware and UI both look gorgeous, from what I've seen -- people buy smartphones for apps, and what developers are going to make apps for a dead platform? Elop's comment is not so much the last nail in the coffin as it is the last shovelful of dirt on the grave.