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2010-06-04
, 09:37
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Maemo masters contest- http://maemomasters.com/
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2010-06-04
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This is outrageous.
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- Nokia release this 6 months later into one of the largest market for Nokia (I understand that the majority of India's mobile users will not be able to exploit the full functionality of such a device but..still?).
- As for Skype. What is the govt regulation? Curious. I would strongly argue to reflash with the global version. No market should have such a cool function taken away (like FM transmitter in HK?).
- That price tag is ridicilous. I purchased mine for $350 (with a dell voucher) but even then $655 is wrong.
And was the N900 available on the black market before this release date? I was in Pakistan a few months ago and the stores i went into looked at the N900 in great curiousity but they had heard of the N900 and confirmed that If i wanted, they could have gotten me the N900 within a week. That, I imagine, is because Pakistan will never have an official release date. Funny because the entire country is drowning in Nokia brands and Ad's.
Firstly
- Nokia release this 6 months later into one of the largest market for Nokia (I understand that the majority of India's mobile users will not be able to exploit the full functionality of such a device but..still?).
- As for Skype. What is the govt regulation? Curious. I would strongly argue to reflash with the global version. No market should have such a cool function taken away (like FM transmitter in HK?).
- That price tag is ridicilous. I purchased mine for $350 (with a dell voucher) but even then $655 is wrong.
And was the N900 available on the black market before this release date? I was in Pakistan a few months ago and the stores i went into looked at the N900 in great curiousity but they had heard of the N900 and confirmed that If i wanted, they could have gotten me the N900 within a week. That, I imagine, is because Pakistan will never have an official release date. Funny because the entire country is drowning in Nokia brands and Ad's.
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2010-06-04
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and they say that nokia abandoned the n900!!! i think this device has a great future.
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2010-06-04
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The regulation on Skype is more because of Indian licensed ILD/NLD carriers insistence on the regulator
- as Skype isnt in the purview of revenue sharing or service tax as imposed by the regulators
- Direct competition to licensed providers who have paid a capital fee to acquire licenses
Also because of not complying to Lawful Interception regulations of the government
- as Skype isnt in the purview of revenue sharing or service tax as imposed by the regulators
- Direct competition to licensed providers who have paid a capital fee to acquire licenses
Also because of not complying to Lawful Interception regulations of the government
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2010-06-06
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Here is a lot more coverage from the N900 event. June 9 is the release date.
http://themeegoblog.com/2010/06/06/c...n-sale-june-9/
http://themeegoblog.com/2010/06/06/c...n-sale-june-9/
Nokia N900 will be available in stores from June 11 . The device comes preloaded with the new firmware PR1.2. And badly N900 in India will not have Skype due to government regulatory issues. Nokia also announced Maemo Masters contest which starts on June 7 , 2010
Source: http://maemoarena.com/2010/06/nokia-...ally-in-india/.
Last edited by plaban; 2010-06-04 at 09:44.