Nokia Lumia Sales Fail to Meet Target?

[Alby_da_Wolf]

disolitude said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

Quite predictable, Nokia users liked Symbian, Nokia should have stuck with it, obviously not dropping its development, or it should have chosen an OS less different form it.

And if MS is forced to slow one of WP's two strongest rivals using patent trolling, it means it cannot win just through its qualities.

And if you bothered reading in to the matter, you wouldn't come off as someone just adding gasolune to a potential fire.

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2011/nokia-lumia-800-sales-have-been-excellent.html

Even if one model isn't doing as bad as some state (but Nokia saying is doing wonders isn' exactly a neutral source), Nokia, when it still put more resources into Symbian, had a far larger market share. I won't try to say Nokia old UIs were the best, but Nokia users typically expected to find a certain family feeling that they'll hardly find in third party OS and interfaces, even if Nokia customizes them. Having secured the support of a huge HW producer will be surely good for WP, but maybe the deal won't be as good for Nokia, that used to be the market leader. It's undeniable that Symbian was rotting, lately, but letting it rot was Nokia's biggest mistake.