I 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 go

I 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.