Nokia N9: the World's Most Underrated Smartphone? 176
jrepin writes "Eighteen months ago, Nokia announced a smartphone unlike any other it has produced before. It was a proper smartphone, one that looked miles away from previous Nokia phones: it was sleek, modern and simple at the same time. The hardware was pretty modern, too; no underpowered processors with severely limited RAM issues to be seen here. And, it runs on an operating system that Nokia had announced dead months before the phone's announcement. This, ladies and gentlemen, is the Nokia N9."
Damn Microsoft (Score:5, Insightful)
They've ruined Nokia. I loved my N900 and was planning on buying the N9 for both my wife and I, but then they shot Meego in the head. I'm OK with Android, but really loved having full GNU/Linux/X access on my phone.
While Ubuntu has made some mis-steps, I still am greatly looking forward to running Ubuntu Phone on my Galaxy Nexus.
Re:This... is Zombo Com... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Fuck Nokia and Fuck Phones (Score:5, Insightful)
Who cares about this obvious fucking advertisement?
Fuck dice.com and their dumb corporate partners.
If it's an advertisement, it's timed rather poorly. Unless it's supposed to gin up sales on used phones.
Re:Damn Microsoft (Score:0, Insightful)
Not an ad. Jesus Christ, it's relevant (not off topic, it's about Nokia and a direct response to the parent), and just an honest assessment of the phone I bought.
Re:It really is a pity it was killed (Score:4, Insightful)
do you have any idea what a marketing or sales Exec VP hears when he or she hears this ??
it translates to drop this dog as fast as possible
Don't be an idiot. N9 is popular with enthusiasts because it is Linux based and well spec'ed. I was eyeing it too.
It never became "recommended" to normal users for the simple reason that Nokia announced drop of MeeGo OS about the same time as the N9 was released.
Re:Damn Microsoft (Score:1, Insightful)
On-topic in what regards? The article talks about the N9 and you about some Lumia 920. The article is talking about a full blown linux running on the mobile device, while you talk about a crippled version of a crappy OS. If you're not an advertiser, you fail at basic reading skills.
Re:Damn Microsoft (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeah because someone who's looking for a full GNU Linux mobile would be very interested with Windows Phone.
Re:Damn Microsoft (Score:4, Insightful)
Nokia killed Nokia, Whilst they may have made products that appealed to you specifically, they were failing spectacularly in the wider smartphone market. Staying on the same path wouldn't have improved anything, they needed a major overhaul. I'm not saying that the MS deal will save them in the long term but clearly something had to change.
Re:Damn Microsoft (Score:5, Insightful)
Nokia killed Nokia, Whilst they may have made products that appealed to you specifically, they were failing spectacularly in the wider smartphone market. Staying on the same path wouldn't have improved anything, they needed a major overhaul. I'm not saying that the MS deal will save them in the long term but clearly something had to change.
Had problems deciding if I should mod you up or respond, but here goes... It's true they had to do something, but they actually already did now and then. The N9 for example was different and people liked it; so they did not sell it to people or make a new model out of it. They where already doing things, but they killed everything that could have saved them.
What really killed Nokia was the belief that years of good sales where due to them being so damn good. Internal competition combined with that attitude caused them to stagnate. "This is what they want, so we'll just keep doing the same thing over and over again". It's a perfect example of how middle management can kill a company...
So will MS phone save them? How could it? Phone manufacturing is outsourced, operating system is outsourced... The only thing left is what killed them in the first place. They might get something to work, but it will never be the same as before.
Re:It really is a pity it was killed (Score:4, Insightful)