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Peter@Maemo Marketing is offline Peter@Maemo Marketing
2016-05-19 , 09:53
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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Nice ideas, however when probablities are considered in reality when a device appears to market, it will be;
  • Foxconn reference HW design (typical Chinese cheap android lookalike)
  • Android base modified with some quick & dirty interface modification
  • Locked boot loader without developer access
  • No AOSP version available, no possibility to install own roms
  • Visible "NOKIA" logo in lage font
I agree partially. I do agree that it is likely to be a cheap Chinese look-alike. Yes, UI/app customisation will be non-existing beyond plausible excuse for first device because of time-to-market and pressure to launch in early 2017. However, having worked with Arto Nummela, I doubt he will go for just any industrial design. Arto has worked on industrial designs for US operators and some of them were much sexier than the stuff we did for the rest of the world such as Nokia Lumia Icon (if I'm not mistaken).
 

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