smoledman
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It's sad but it seems that nowdays iMore will just do anything to pass the image that Apple invents and introduces everything to this industry and all the other brands are just followers, even when there is evidence to the contrary!
I was perplexed when I read this iMore article in the other day.
It is said:
Once news got out that Apple would be holding an iPhone event on September 12, every competitor and their platform partner scrambled to announce events ahead of time. Mostly. The first was Nokia's Windows Phone event this morning, which showed off the new flagship Nokia Lumia 920 with a brief nod to the mode budget-friendly Nokia Lumia 820.
Let me ask this: REALLY???
Nokia announced that Nokia World 2012 would take place on September 5th back in May!!!
Evidence here. This article was written on May 23rd... when Nokia announced that they were going to move Nokia World 2012 from September 25th to September 5th. Way before any Apple iPhone5 event announcement or invitation (official or rumours).
You can read:
Nokia has announced that they are moving their annual Nokia World conference a bit earlier, from the 25th September to the 5th and 6th September.
Now, I sent this information to the author of the mentioned iMore article asking for an apology.
Why do I think that a public apology is needed? Because many many people come to iMore everyday. Its articles are read by thousands of people and are taken as true. Even when they aren't! And then these people go spread this kind of misinformation around to his frinds, families, colleagues, etc, and those will also take it as true! Is this fair?
Is this one of the reasons why Apple has such good press, while other brands are being trashed everyday, everywhere? Is this how Apple wants to be number one?
Do you know what did I receive as an answer when I asked the author for a public apology? NOTHING! I'm still waiting for it. Because when people make mistakes they appologize for them.
Thank you all.
We need to stop pretending WP8 is in the race. Until product is shipped, it's not an option for ANYONE.
Of course it is an option!
The perception matters more then reality. People perceive Nokia to be scrambling and desperate.
Great! Where do I buy one, how much does it cost, and what carriers does it support?
We need to stop pretending WP8 is in the race. Until product is shipped, it's not an option for ANYONE.
For all we know it can still be cancelled. There's not set date.
For all we know it can still be cancelled. There's not set date.
I don't think anyone is claiming Wp8 is in the race; WP is in the race.
Huh?
Oh brother.
How come every time a fan of a product sees something other than endless adulation of his preferred product, he imagines complex conspiracy theories?
I've been accused of being paid by Google, Microsoft, and now Nokia competitors, simply for pointing out serious flaws with products or strategies.
If you don't like the criticism, you can ignore it. But give the "paid poster" conspiracy theories a rest.
PS -- Ever consider that the source of our fury MIGHT be the "overpromise, underdeliver" problem Nokia has?
To claim that you're going to deliver a product better than the ATIV S, and "dine on Jellybeans," and then present fake videos of features that aren't yet working, along with prototype phones with no pricing or release date, tends to tick WP people invested in the ecosystem off.
If you have nothing to show (and Nokia had nothing to show, face it), then don't make promises you can't keep.
I'm saying that is true that Windows Phone 8 is not an option until it launches. I just posted a worse case scenerario of course.
Considering neither product has been released, there has been no "deliver" from any of the OEMs.
So basically, you're hoping to taint people's views before delivery.
Whatever your reasoning for doing so doesn't really matter. It's just funny when you seem upset that people would jump to negative conclusions about you based on you jumping to negative conclusions about a company based on an unreleased product.
Take a look at new Marketplace submissions. It's no coincidence that they've slowed so dramatically.