Mobile
No MeeGo-Powered Nokia N9 for UK Customers Either
Following news that Nokia would cancel all of its Symbian phones in the U.S. market and will not be introducing the Nokia N9 with the MeeGo operating system Stateside, we’re hearing news that Nokia UK will also be cancelling the N9’s launch across the Atlantic in the UK. News from the UK suggests that Nokia may not be making the extensive smartphone portfolio cuts there as it would with the cancellation of Symbian in the U.S. given Europe’s more favorable approach for the once popular but now latent OS.
Interestingly, though, Nokia’s decision to not sell the Nokia N9 in the UK occurred despite ‘the very positive reception’ the phone had there. Like the company’s statement for the U.S. market, Nokia UK is citing a market by market approach on where products will launch:
“As an organisation Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout and each country decides which products to introduce from those available. These decisions are based on a local assessment of existing and upcoming products that make up Nokia’s product portfolio and are intended to provide the best local portfolio for the UK market. Although we are delighted with the very positive reception that the Nokia N9 has received, here in the UK there are no plans to offer the Nokia N9 at present.”
However, given that Nokia will be aggressively pushing Windows Phone, the move not only makes sense, but seems like a natural evolution of Nokia’s rapidly changing mobile strategy since it had partnered with Microsoft. As Nokia will not only be making Windows Phone as its flagship operating system, but will also be making an extensive push to bring Windows Phone to the low-end entry-level segment, a push behind the platform may help Microsoft attract more users, developers, content, and apps for the devices in that ecosystem. As it stands, with similar hardware, the MeeGo-powered N9 may cause confusion with customers who may want a Windows Phone ‘Sea Ray‘ device but was sold a MeeGo device or vice versa.
Speaking of Sea Ray, there is also speculation that Sea Ray would not debut in the U.S. Instead, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon may get other Windows Phone handsets not yet revealed from Nokia’s new portfolio.
Via: SlashGear
Andy Lau
08/11/2011 at 10:47 am
N9 i like https://www.christinalouboutinuk.us
Anonymous
08/11/2011 at 1:39 pm
Microsoft is exerting their power over Nokia. It seems like there are some very unhappy people within Nokia that they have sold out to Microsoft. Nokia did not do this, it is Elop, his mates and Microsoft’s decision.
Alan
09/06/2011 at 3:38 am
There are some very unhappy people not just at Nokia but all around the world!.
Nokia have an absolutely stunning phone here which could see off Apple and Android, the OS is easy to use, very nice to look at and has huge potential, unfortunately Mr Elop, or should we say Microsoft kiss ass buddy is pushing the Windows Phone crap, NO one wants it, a year after launch only 3 million handsets have been distributed, not sold!, just distributed, Microsoft are not revealing the true sales figures, hmmn wonder why!.
Many people around the world are desperately waiting for the N9 release, but by the sound of it Nokia or the twat in charge Elop may actually pull the plug totally and ban all sales of the N9 anywhere, he does`nt want competition for the Windows crap as he knows full well that the N9 will sell like hot cakes once word gets about!.