Nokia’s Response to Gizmodo’s “Why We’re Not Reviewing the Nokia N8″
From the comments of Why We’re Not Reviewing the Nokia N8.
Hi Matt, this is Anna from Nokia PR.
Matt, thanks for your opinion. We’re sorry you have chosen not to review the N8, and it’s ok that you don’t like our products. Millions of other people (and some of your peers at Gizmodo) like our products, but we’re happy to come pick it up from you. There are plenty of other influencers who would appreciate the opportunity to experience the N8.
As you know through various discussions with us, we are committed to the Symbian platform, which is still the world’s most widely used smartphone OS, contrary to your own viewpoint. Our newest Symbian devices are already shipping and we’ve had a record number of preorders for Nokia N8’s. You could’ve bashed the device and we would’ve been ok with it, really. We’ll just send them to people who write a review to help their audience make a decision.
Some companies might be tempted to blacklist you from future reviews, but that’s not our style. However, we have decided to give this N8 away to a lucky consumer – learn how by following @Nokia on Twitter.
Way to make some lemonade out of those lemons, Nokia! Too bad I’m not attending the Engadget event to potentially win the device. That said, you’re always welcome to send me a device for review, Nokia. I promise to give it a fair shake.
