To me there's parallel's here to Windows Phone (and Microsoft in general). Positive reviews keep coming in, the company makes aggressive forecasts, yet the phon

To me there's parallel's here to Windows Phone (and Microsoft in general). Positive reviews keep coming in, the company makes aggressive forecasts, yet the phone doesn't sell. There's a disconnect between what Microsoft thinks and what's actually happening. I'd use the exact same word as Marco and say that it seems that Microsoft hopes to will the product to succeed (and, admittedly, the Nokia deal might just do that). It's dangerous to be disillusioned because you never correct the problem. In Microsoft's case, it seems largely driven by a lack of vision and serious branding issues. I don't know what the deal with Google is, but they might simply believe in their own greatness too much at this point. There are countless examples of not realizing how bad your products are, but GM and RIM are probably the most dramatic to me.