I registered here in the end of May last year after a round of rumours about the N900. There's probably more accurate data about the talk.maemo.org member count somewhere in the logs, but I vaguely recall it being around 21000 at some point. It's over 32000 now. I wonder what percentage of N900 owners registers here?
But the whole point of this thread is that - usually - Nokia doesn't publish such data for single models.
They do actually publish platform data, like they did with S60v5 (and thus giving specific figures for the first device using a certain platform, this time the 5800XM). Why not assume that all Maemo 5 devices sold last quarter was N900 units?
I just visited the online shop of several national Nokia websites. In shops showing a "top sellers" list, N900 is among the best selling models in many countries.
These are my findings:
Country - Place
Italy - 1st
UK - 1st
France - 1st
Netherlands - 1st
Poland - 1st
Sweden - 1st
USA - 3rd
Germany - not in the top 3
Spain - not in the top 5
Unfortunately this accounts for a wide majority of all N900:s sold everywhere, while only a minority of other Nokia phones are being sold at their website.
if it was a mistake, why do you attack me instead admitting it?
a) I admitted it b) you threw the first stone with your wanton unfriendliness - dont give the forum a bad name, as a 'greeter', Im sure people expect more.
This german website says that 43 Million iPhones were sold since mid 2007...
Break it down to round about 1.4 Mill. per month...
In relation to that the numbers discussed here for the N900 look very small!
This german website says that 43 Million iPhones were sold since mid 2007...
Break it down to round about 1.4 Mill. per month...
In relation to that the numbers discussed here for the N900 look very small!
I don't believe anyone ever thought the N900 could compete with full fledged phones that have a working commercial ecosystem. (Which, in case of the iPhone, was established before the first iPhone was announced.)
Nokia competes with the iPhone with their S60 models, and if my last numbers are correct, they're still far ahead with Symbian.
What's surprising for me, though, is how almost mainstream the N900 seems to be in spite of its limited phone functionality and high price. Yes, I would have expected it to sell better than previous tablets. I would not have expected it to find it, say, among the 10 most popular Nokia handsets @ flickr.
But the whole point of this thread is that - usually - Nokia doesn't publish such data for single models.