Thread: Nokia: Maemo phones won't be tailored for carriers, operators may reject
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gerbick
2009-09-05 , 03:22
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Originally Posted by YoDude View Post
Apple changed all that using the leverage of its brand along with a device that exceeded everyone’s expectations and pro'ly pitched by its well known and respected CEO. They have a unique relationship with AT&T and I'm sure carriers want to keep it that way... unique. All other device manufacturers must play by the old rules. This gives Apple a huge advantage over everyone else.
I think Apple just happened to have hit at the right time with an idea/pitch to AT&T that Verizon didn't fully go for - they were pitched the iPhone first but found the concessions were too limiting... right? I never know if that is fiction or not.

Anyway, I just don't personally see the N900 as a game-changer as the iPhone. The game has already changed once. And I see the N900 being grossly underestimated by the suits, and overestimated by... well "us".

It's a push in the right direction. I just hope that Nokia doesn't go the route of making a carrier bend to their will. The consumer suffers imho.
 

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