One look at the N8 and E7 should be enough to convince the casual observer that Nokia is serious about design. The man behind Nokia’s hardware and software design for the last year is Marko Ahtisaari, Senior Vice President of Design and former CEO and co-founder of Dopplr. We asked Marco what it would take to be successful in the US market. His response, while not direct, was still illuminating and gives us implicit insight into how MeeGo, not Symbian, might be Nokia’s near-term play to conquer the American smartphone market. While gesturing to the N8, Marko had this to say:
“In the US I think it will require a somewhat more consequent approach in the high end. No matter how smooth and fast we make this, and we improve the camera — this is the best camera right — it still won’t cut though enough until we do an operating system level innovation. It will do extremely well in the market but it’s not a breakthrough device.”
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