I asked my sister if she wants to use my e90, but, she opted to stay with her I phone 2G. Her reason? The experience she gets from her I phone.

I offered my 58 year old mum to use my E90, she used it for a couple of days, and then she chose to get back to her moto Q. For my mum a phone is only for calling and sms. According to dear mum, the slim Q with its small qwerty serves that purpose better than the E90.

We are living in Indonesia guys, and that’s how we see our phones. Now Imagine how much people in the rest of the world thinks as we do, and the prediction quoted in the beginning of this thread doesn’t seem too far strecthed anymore. At least not if nokia doesn’t change the way they design their smart phones.

I don’t really think contracts deter people from getting new phones. From my experience, when people want a new phone they just go get it and then extend the contract out from the time they start the new phone ownership. Look at the iphone. All those people are on conracts and they can’t wait in lines long enough to upgrade to the next iteration. Let’s not pretend European tastes are so above the rest of the world. USA has people who appreciate these fine shiny new toys as well and want the next greatest, prettiest one too.

Here the N97 is a status symbol. I work at the global HQ of a major Pharma company and everytime the white N97 comes out the crackberry addicts turn green with envy.