Originally Posted by patlak

Yes, I'm talking about the N950 which actually is the first device. I doubt there were slider problems, it's using the N97, E7 mechanism, which is simple and difficult to screw up. Maybe someone with a N950 can tell us if there really is a problem stopping mass production. Even if there was an issue, it would be easier and cheaper to fix it than build a whole WP device from scratch.

You acknowledge that the Product is in prototype stage and still in development by Nokia and thus, not in commercial quality. In view of the foregoing, You agree not to i) make public statements about the possible errors, deficiencies, faults of the Product or Your other findings about the incomplete nature of the Product; and/or ii) disclose the Feedback to third parties, without Nokia’s prior written permission.

Originally Posted by vitaminj

So, erm, yes. I think that's a standard NDA for pre-release devices, judging from the language, and not a special one for the N950 which belongs in perma-prototype limbo, but hey, the agreement still stands.

So, without of course implying that there are any "errors, deficiencies or faults" with the N950, I must say that it doesn't fit in with the new design language they came up with after making it. So, playing along with Ahonen's slightly fevered rantings, I'd say that they would have probably, if they had wanted to also launch the N950, just for consistency, needed to put the guts of the N950 into a N9-alike polycarbonate shell to make it match, sweetened those grumpy carriers up with an updated slider (see those old news articles), maybe even snagged the AMOLED screen from the N9, and then they could have definitely launched both at the same time (i.e. when Harmattan PR1.0 was complete) with much less effort than going with WP.

Originally Posted by The Wizard of Huz

Steve Ballmer : Developers, Developers , Developers, Developers
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Originally Posted by AndyNokia232

TMO members: maemo, meego, maemo, meego, maemo, meego

Originally Posted by elemental

So maybe I repeat the post in case some important people there missed it.

Maybe somebody from us, the admin,mod would gather votes from people registered in this forum and will send them to the Nokia. How many of maemo lovers are there ? Let them hear us. Come on, can we make something useful from this conversation?

Originally Posted by elemental

So maybe I repeat the post in case some important people there missed it.

Maybe somebody from us, the admin,mod would gather votes from people registered in this forum and will send them to the Nokia. How many of maemo lovers are there ? Let them hear us. Come on, can we make something useful from this conversation?

Originally Posted by misterc

elemental,

apologies for distracting from your previous post;
in fact, i already felt then... hell, what's the point?
let me elaborate;
a few months ago i came across a web page that gave some details about the terms under which Flop got hired; it seems to include a substantial amount either party has to pay to the other if it chooses to end the contract before 18 months.
my guess is that shortly after Easter, Flop will get sacked without ceremony.
considering this and the little hope of the man even remotely grasping what the petition would be about, doesn't make much sense, does it?

why doesn't NOKIA terminate the contract right now? no matter what the fine would be, a company that size should be able to pay that, certainly considering the damage they take every day that passes... considering the mess NOKIA is in right now (Augeas stables?), it might be even more difficult for them to find a new manager then it was for Yahoo!