Orange Switzerland to unleash the Nokia N9 on September 15th
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- AnonD-1420
- vaj
- 01 Aug 2011
althouigh I respect Nokia's persistence in releasing experimental handsets like the N9, you'd be kidding yourself if you believe that MeeGo will bring Nokia back into the black.
Only WP7 and a continued solid feature phone range can do that. 1Ghz S40 is a start...
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- iJK
- 01 Aug 2011
what about support, and OVI store?
ovi store sucks! will it have free GPS+map?
update? can you change ROM? like on my zte blade?
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- Abhinav
- vGF
- 01 Aug 2011
Yeah the latter. Should show up in the grey market though..(from India)
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- Hentaisama
- LyE
- 01 Aug 2011
Argentina is another market where N9 will be launched. It's official www.nokia.com.ar
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- Sails
- ntg
- 01 Aug 2011
I'm so buying this phone. Its beautiful inside out, comes with better HTML 5 support than any other mobile and if N900 is something to go by, more stable than iPhone or Symbian.
It is a Linux phone people. A real linux phone. MeeGo is owned by Linux Foundation, not Nokia. Sadly this is something that most people just can't wrap their heads around.
If you understand anything about Linux, how about googling for Easy Debian. This is a total cult device.
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- bob
- Iac
- 01 Aug 2011
great news :-) When it´s sold in Switzerland will at least support the German language pack ... but buying the device without operator subsidies and paying in swiss franc will kill me.
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- simple user
- Sve
- 01 Aug 2011
at the end of the day WP nokia phones will be released before N9, or in next week after N9 with Apple-like media coverage.
So i really wonder how come N9 is released at all? Apparently that was not-wanted child for Nokia.
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- simple user
- Sve
- 01 Aug 2011
HTC Sensation owner , 01 Aug 2011Apple and Microsoft very rich companies so maybe they pay i... moreas a matter of fact i do believe Google also pays well to Mr. Elop. ;-)
Sadly no one pays to Nokia employees.
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- weks
- nmZ
- 01 Aug 2011
meego will still have support, even though nokia wont be 100% behind it. it will stil have intel and many others supporting it.
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- Max
- Mvv
- 01 Aug 2011
It's not even funny anymore how some manufacturers *cough*Nokia*cough* pretend not to understand that promises of continued manufacturer support suffice for exactly nothing for an end-of-the-road platform, be it Symbian or MeeGo: these are supposed to be SMARTphones we are talking about, and beyond their immediate HW specs and SW appeal, those are made or broken by their apps.
Apple knows this perfectly. So does Google. Customers might get comforted by the idea of a few more years of support, but which developer will spend time and money on developing something for an end-of-life platform...? These days, pretty much any new app comes out for iPhone and Android, and that's it. People don't even bother with Symbian anymore, unless to update an older app - maybe.
So, supported or not, and as sad as it is, what do you think this is going to do to sales of a DOA platform...?
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- amod
- 2@n
- 01 Aug 2011
About no support or no other MeeGo devices? God knows better because if N9 is becomes craze in market Im sure the platform would be adopted by many many companies but yes it would happen only if the platform operates flawless. We cant say when humans change. And these mobile companies, they run behind money. If N9 becomes hit in market Im sure Samsung would be the first company to adopt and would try to copy everything like this device for market share.
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- Anonymous
- Ia9
- 01 Aug 2011
Anonymous, 01 Aug 2011girda,you can bet on your mom, that at the time of the offi... morelol hilarious reading right here folks.
Nokia is like Apple, stalwart in their decision and user restrictions, limiting themselves to a signature platform. Stubborn. But Apple has brand power and flawless execution. I'm saying that, and I wouldn't own an iPhone to save my own life. And Samsung has been right on the mark with their smartphones lately.
Don't agree with it? Don't like it? Here's a tissue. The results are out, and Apple and Samsung are IN!!!
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- namez bond
- q}2
- 01 Aug 2011
Anonymous, 01 Aug 2011girda,you can bet on your mom, that at the time of the offi... morei had the Nokia N95, so what? you say you can't say about Nokia if you don't own it.
i owned a few & they were okay for the time being but, ever since N95, name the upgrades they offered, N900 bulky as hell, N97 looks ugly with the 2 touch buttons & the 1 diagonal home key, N8 focused on camera that's about it, nothing new on the table. so, didn't even bother upgrading.
Nokia had their share of time in the market but, now the only way they have been & going to go in the future (at least for the next couple of years) is straight downwards.
people (including you) keep saying "oh wait, Nokia will be back with this/that phone! & sink android/ios for good." i am yet to see that day...
been waiting for 4 years now...
didn't see a single sign...
so you can hail Nokia all you want, but, you can't stop it from sinking, hell Stephen Elop can't do shit, what would you or anyone else do? lol
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- AnonD-5197
- Ti8
- 01 Aug 2011
Girda girda, 01 Aug 2011What is the point in buying something that has no support? ... moreNokia said there will be support, just no descendants of MeeGo.
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- Anonymous
- 3RP
- 01 Aug 2011
Girda girda, 01 Aug 2011What is the point in buying something that has no support? ... moregirda,you can bet on your mom, that at the time of the official launch, ovi nokia will support n9 for free gps,maps,apps,updates like nokia always did with all mobiles. meego is superb and far away from android. don't forget nokia is a trend setter, meego will be in 2011 what symbian was in 2001 for the world of telecomm.- a smashing success. samsung is a joke, the most annoyng plastic korean toys with no valure, no service, no nothing. a big mistake to flush the water at the toilet is to buy a samsung. you can't talk about nokia if you never got it. i test n9 and meego from 2 month at my job (orange europe) and it is smashing
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- Anonymous
- sEJ
- 01 Aug 2011
Hey, GSM Arena.. for civility sake, how can you allow the advertising blocking the news??
I didn't touch the adv areas on top, but it still show display and blocking ways to the news!!!
This is ridicilous and embarassing!
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- Girda girda
- m4N
- 01 Aug 2011
What is the point in buying something that has no support?
I've never bought a Nokia, but when a competitor goes to the wire like this, it is bad for development and competition.
There is plenty of room for more OS and fresh ideas on the market. Lets hope that Web OS or Bada for example can develop better to give us consumers better choice. I've used Bada and it has excellent potential.....pity Samsung has put lead weights on it's feet!!!!
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- Anonymous
- wHU
- 01 Aug 2011
who got website all about the laptops???
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- HTC Sensation owner
- m5N
- 01 Aug 2011
Apple and Microsoft very rich companies so maybe they pay in cash for Stephen Elop in huge amount he must be refused MeGoo for simple reason - Apple and Microsoft don't want MeGoo as a competitor. Hope so that MeGoo or Intel it's self will start to produce own MeGoo phones. Good luck for MeGoo!
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- AnonD-10532
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- 01 Aug 2011
nice soon it will be released here in the philippines!