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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles View Post
I think the real key, though, is that Nokia didn't particularly want mass market success with the models released so far. It was an R&D platform that was mostly used to help development and generate a community and it's only now starting to move into the big leagues.

Now, whether that was a wise decision is certainly up for debate, but it seems like Nokia's market position so far has been exactly where they wanted it to be.
Now that they are going mainstream with a phone included, I sure hope they've got it right. Ease of use is paramount. The smartphone expectations of the general public are now very high but the their ability and/or desire to operate a convoluted device is very low. Considering the shortcomings of some recent Nokia releases (N97, Ovi in general, etc.), I'm not overly optimistic about the N900 being a huge success. Nokia's market share of smartphones may continue to drop.
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