Nokia’s “market disrupting” N9 smartphone looks like it will have one less market to disrupt, as the Finns have released an official statement confirming that we won't be seeing the N9 here in the UK at all.
The UK – and the US for that matter – was absent from the initial list of N9 launch countries that emerged when Nokia first announced the N9, and while we were hopeful that the list wasn't final, turns out it was right on the money.
“As an organisation Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout and each country decides which products to introduce from those available,” Nokia's official announcement warbles. “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.”
As is the case with most press releases, it's a case of a whole lot of words saying very little indeed. But reading between the lines, what's obvious is that the N9 isn't launching in the UK and the US because those are two key markets Nokia has identified for its big Windows Phone push, and it doesn't want the MeeGo-powered N9 muddying the waters.
Time will tell whether that's sound thinking from a business point of view, but from a phone-lover's point of view, we're seriously disappointed we won't be seeing the N9 on these shores.
Thanks to blizzard7 for the help!
Nokia’s “market disrupting” N9 smartphone looks like it will have one less market to disrupt, as the Finns have released an official statement confirming that we won't be seeing the N9 here in the UK at all.
The UK – and the US for that matter – was absent from the initial list of N9 launch countries that emerged when Nokia first announced the N9, and while we were hopeful that the list wasn't final, turns out it was right on the money.
“As an organisation Nokia takes a market by market approach to product rollout and each country decides which products to introduce from those available,” Nokia's official announcement warbles.
“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.”
As is the case with most press releases, it's a case of a whole lot of words saying very little indeed. But reading between the lines, what's obvious is that the N9 isn't launching in the UK and the US because those are two key markets Nokia has identified for its big Windows Phone push, and it doesn't want the MeeGo-powered N9 muddying the waters.
Time will tell whether that's sound thinking from a business point of view, but from a phone-lover's point of view, we're seriously disappointed we won't be seeing the N9 on these shores.
Thanks to blizzard7 for the help!
