Thread: How the N9 lost the hardware keyboard
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2017-06-27 , 10:38
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Originally Posted by sixfingeredamish View Post
They didn't want to market two phones. Heck, the N9 was only released to create excitement for the Lumia 800 and to keep the employees happy.

Also, according to Kralyevich, everyone agreed that the future of the smartphone was a full touchscreen with no keyboard.
I think smart"phone" now is more an entertainment device than a tool. Perhaps it's correct that "smartphone" doesn't need a keyboard but a "pocket PC" definitely needs one. And the market needs an alternative other than full-screen.

But anyway hopefully later this year we can build one by ourselves.
 

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