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The N9 isn't being released because Elop wants his WP7 phones to win in America and the N9 would just be some strong competition. Especially since the WP7 phone
by gareim 15y ago
The N9 isn't being released because Elop wants his WP7 phones to win in America and the N9 would just be some strong competition. Especially since the WP7 phone they have planned looks just like an N9. Here's the line taken from Engadget's page that pretty much proves it in my mind.
"Decisions are based on an assessment of existing and upcoming products that make up Nokia's extensive product portfolio and the best way in which to address local market opportunities."
The word "upcoming" just keeps popping out at me.
- pavlov 15y agoThe N9 in the US never had a chance because the carriers don't want it. I have a hard time believing it would be "strong competition" for anything at $600 unlocked. Nokia is going Windows-only in America because that's the only way they can get the carriers to go along. It's that simple.
- cookiecaper 15y agoI'm not convinced of this at all. Can you provide some additional justification? You just think that carriers won't want to support another new platform?
- pavlov 15y agoWhy do you think they'd want to support another new and incompatible platform? What can MeeGo offer to AT&T or Verizon? Both Nokia and Palm/HP have had a very difficult time getting the US carriers to distribute and subsidize their smartphones. They had no interest in adding MeeGo to the lineup, regardless of Elop's decision. The carriers already know Windows Phone and they have a relationship with Microsoft. Nokia has reportedly committed some serious money for marketing their WP devices in the US. The combined resources of Microsoft and Nokia has certainly got some carriers interested.
- mikecane 15y ago>>>What can MeeGo offer to AT&T or Verizon? Customers who'd want an N9 over all other phones. Why should there be only three slots for people: iOs, Android, Windows Phone (haha, on that third one). Since when is telling people what they CAN'T have good business? Where's the free in the free market?
- gst 15y agoThat's also my assumption. In Europe carriers typically have much less to say. In some countries many people have SIM-only contracts and buy their own unlocked phones from a third party.
- iwwr 15y agoNot to mention that operator phones tend to be crippled, locked-down versions of the original hardware. So I wonder why people don't just take consumer credit or pay in full for a device rather than use it on an operator contract.
- pavlov 15y agoIn the US, they apparently don't get the choice. You pay something ridiculous like $80/month for a smartphone plan that includes a device subsidy. Or you can bring your own full-price device... And still pay $80/month! If they had any sort of functioning government oversight over the telecoms, that shouldn't be legal.
- anonymoushn 15y agoWe have something like that. Generally we solve this problem by noticing it, creating an agency to deal with it, and then filling the agency with the employees of the companies that are causing the problem.
- trezor 15y agoIn some countries many people have SIM-only contracts and buy their own unlocked phones from a third party. I would argue this is the norm in most of Europe, not just "some countries". Only where the telcom business have gone completely unregulated for too long, have the USesque system of carriers controlling phones taken hold.
- trezor 15y agoNokia is going Windows-only in America because that's the only way they can get the carriers to go along So basically Nokia is only playing by the rules of the market, and the real problem is US carriers abusing their position. The real problem is US carriers, again. So much bullshit stems from the way US carriers completely obliterates and perverts the free market, that you would think some government regulation would be heading their way sooner or later. Interesting how that haven't happened yet.