Because the images of the phone are already out there, meaning, just like any Nokia image leak, the phone isn't too far behind.
And the samsumg seems to already out-spec it, and it looks really nice to boot.
But that's not the point of my comment. All I'm saying is that Nokia is making their products irrelevant by:
- announcing them early on and releasing them so far after. They build momentum, then nothing for 8 months lol what a way to run a business. You don't think other manufacturers are working on cool devices, and won't announce them in the coming weeks and actually make them available? How many $500 phones do you want to buy in the next 6 months?
- announcing rehashed products, with a shiny lid on them. N95-1, N95-2, N95-3, N95-4, N96, N85. Pretty much all the same. Did we really need 4 N95? Nobody was fooled (OK, some where) by the N96 and by all accounts, the N85 had crappy QC.
I have a E71, best phone I've had in a while. Solid, no nonsense and quick phone. It's my portal, and i love it. But then I look at the E75 and the postulated price, and I think to myself: Nokia is out to lunch if they think that device commands close to $600 at this point in time. They are completely oblivious to their competition it seems. And their own products, like the E71.
It's funny how Nokia and Nikon are on two different ends of the spectum. Nokia announces something 5 months before it is scheduled to launch. It plays it cards fairly loosely. Nikon on the other hand is a vault, most people don't know what's coming out next and are anxious because of it (should I buy XYZ or are they planning on replacing it?). Products are leaked a day or two before product launch. Their supply chain, end to end, is air tight.
Anyhow, off my soapbox for the moment. Criticize me all you want, doesn't really matter. I'm just another consumer that has no vested interest in Nokia. Them be my thoughts. Oh, and I also agree with Prom 1.