So in the latest twist in the long death of Nokia Unfortunately, we could not get stock quote HEL:NOKIA this time., there is news from the States and the UK that the suspension of sales of Meego phones (the N9) across these major market places.
This includes the latest N9, now not likely to be seen in the wild in the UK.
So either they’ve got a Windows 7 mobile phone available to drop soon, and they’re clearing the decks ready for this, or they’re not ready to deal with the cost of manufacturing, distribution and restocking when the new phones are ready to go. If the cost of this is so high that they’d cancel the few months of sales of one premium phone platform, then they’re in worse shape than people think. Given the plummeting stocks on weaker sales articles and poor sales figures released on July 21st, it’s entirely probable.