Home › News ›

Nokia Clarifies Position On Maemo Customization

Sep 11, 2009, 9:40 AM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Nokia published an article on Conversations.Nokia.com that provides more details about its plans to support carrier customization on Maemo devices. Nokia says that the initial reports that it wouldn't support carrier customization were erroneous, and that it will, in fact, allow for some carrier customization of Maemo devices. Nokia notes, "Our plan with Maemo is to focus on the consumer experience — integrating applications and services from Nokia, our broad community of developers and publishers and, of course, from our operator customers. While we have not announced immediate plans to offer an operator variant for the N900, there are many customization points for operators on the N900. It would be absolutely incorrect to assume that we will not offer operators the ability to tailor future Maemo devices to suit their needs." The original quote published earlier this week from David Rivas, Nokia's vice president for devices R&D, was misunderstood.

Nokia Conversations »

Related

Apple Announces iOS 15

Jun 7, 2021
Apple today announced iOS 15, the next version of its core software that powers iPhones. Version 15 is not a major overhaul, but does add a long list of new features.

Samsung Refreshes Galaxy S Series with S Pen, New Cameras

Feb 9, 2022
Samsung today announced its lineup of flagship phones for 2022: the Galaxy S22 series. The top-end S22 Ultra sees the biggest changes as it essentially absorbs Samsung's Note series with an integrated S Pen stylus and a more Note-like shape and design, instead of the Contour Cut design of the other models.

Samsung Refines its Foldable Phones

Aug 10, 2022
Samsung has announced its newest generation of foldable phones: the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4. Both have similar designs and features compared to their predecessors, with a slew of small updates and refinements across the board.

iPhone 14 Plus Offers a Big Screen For Less

Sep 7, 2022
Apple has revealed the iPhone 14 series, with new features, improved specs, and new size options. In place of a Mini option, the iPhone 14 will come in the same 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch screen size options as the Pro models.

iPhone 15 Series Goes All-In on USB-C and Dynamic Island

Sep 12, 2023
Apple has revealed the iPhone 15 series, which moves to a USB-C connector and brings several key features from last year's Pro models to the more-affordable standard models. These include the pill-shaped sensor cutout in the display that Apple calls Dynamic Island, a brighter display that can reach 2000 nits, a 48 megapixel main camera, and the A16 Bionic processor chip.

Comments

This forum is closed.

This forum is closed.

Azeron

Sep 11, 2009, 9:56 AM

Don't Back Down Nokia

I liked the original statement better. It is disappointing that Nokia is backing down here. If we could take handset selection and customization away from carriers that would be a step toward customers buying directly from manufacturers and no more subsidization hopefully or need for contracts. THEN we would have true competition. No more selecting a carrier because they have an exclusive on the neatest toy.

membari

Agreed, Nokia should not back down on this issue.

...

psycros

I was afraid this might happen. Nokia's phone was probably ringing five minutes after that announcement, with a menacing mouthpiece from a major carrier on the other end. Sadly, they don't have a device anywhere near as compelling as the iPhone to l...
(continues)

STEELRIK

Sep 14, 2009, 7:45 PM

Too good to be true

Well it was almost good to be truth, but who in his 5 sense will say that kind of declaration to your most profitable clients.

I think someone doesnt like money here, wait, not its not true

Page 1 of 1