Straight from the Elop’s Mouth

Was curious so I thought i’d try sending Elop an email. Used Stephen.Elop@nokia.com. To my surprise I received a reply answering my questions. Is it really the Nokia CEO or just a troll?

I asked a few questions that i’ve seen asked by others and thought i’d put that rumour that’s been floating around across the internet out there, regarding Australia’s market launch.

Here’s how it went down:

Hi Stephen,
I have a few questions.
First, i have no definitive answer on whether or not the second button on the side (beneath volume) is the Power/Screen Lock button. Can you confirm this?
Secondly, I have heard Australia will be the first market to launch the device, is this true?
Thirdly, Can you confirm whether or not Meego – Harmattan (or the N9 itself) will continue to get support in the coming years?
Finally, Why kill off MeeGo when it has the potential to be better then WP and iOS? Is it due to past loyalties?

Thank you for your time,
Michael

This was the reply I received;

Hello there,

Thanks for your note.  The second button on the side is indeed the power/screen lock button. We are not confirming the sequencing of markets, as they each have unique requirements that must be considered and it is hard to predict the precise order as we go through various national certification programs. The N9 will be supported by Nokia in the years to come to ensure customers are well served.  And finally, elements of the N9 will live on in the future, although we are deliberately not sharing all details, although we have noted that elements of industrial design, user interface and the development environment are of particular interest. In our strategic assessment, we determined that the MeeGo effort could not quickly enough deliver us a range of solutions across price points, radio technologies, etc. for us to effectively compete, so we had to make an alternative decision.

Regards,

Stephen

I have just sent a follow-up email thanking him for responding and asking one final question, Will the USA and/or UK get the N9? Let’s hope we get a definitive answer on this. I’ll keep you updated.

Michael

UPDATE: He replied with the standard issue secret response;

Sorry, not confirming launch countries at this point.  Regardless of where we are specifically launching it, however, there will be unlocked versions available through various online locations.

Regards,

Stephen

Jay: There’s been reports of Stephen Elop replying from this email address to email from the public. Is this actually Stephen or Nokia staff trained to respond as if they were Stephen?

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