Nokia Chases Blogger To Recover N8 Prototype 122
boris writes "Nokia has approached Russian authorities to retrieve its N8 prototype from blogger Eldar Murtazin, in a case similar to Apple iPhone 4/Gizmodo fiasco. In its official blog, Nokia said, 'we formally requested the return of all unauthorized Nokia property from Mr. Murtazin and he declined to respond. As a result, we have contacted the Russian authorities to assist us in the return of all unauthorized Nokia property.'"
Re:Nokia just want its property back (Score:2, Interesting)
The N8 that will ship soon is slightly different hardware wise, and vastly improved software wise.
Color me skeptical; what are the chances this is not another overpriced "flagship" POS from Nokia?
Re:Nokia just want its property back (Score:5, Interesting)
My 2 cents:
Nokia probably doesn't give a rat's ass about the device itself. They want it returned so they can check its serial number/IMEI and track down the person who is continuously leaking their prototypes to Eldar Murtazin.
They have publicly stated that they are trying to find his mole.
http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/04/27/one-of-our-children-is-missing/ [nokia.com]
Re:Nokia just want its property back (Score:5, Interesting)
Yes, that's what I'm thinking. They want to shut down the leaks, not to punish the bloggers or whichever tech site end up getting the devices. That's why there's no lawsuit, they don't care going after the tech fans, they know it's a bad move. Eventually they'd rather not make noise about it.
The guy who leaks stuff at Nokia will prolly get fired and stuff however.
Re:Epic Blockbuster (Score:3, Interesting)
Verizon Guy: Can you hear me...
BLAM
Bourne: Not now. Not ever.
Roll credits
Re:Did they pay off the Russian authorities? (Score:3, Interesting)
1. You get pulled over. Frequently, you don't know why.
2. You pay the officer an amount at least half the cost of what you'd expect the official cost to be.
3. The officer talks about your infraction, or talks about larger possible crimes you committed.
4. You pay the fine, or, if the officer is talking about other crimes, GOTO 2
Re:The only difference is... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:The only difference is... (Score:4, Interesting)
Maybe thats just me.
The N900 is a limited success *despite* Nokia's best effort, just like the "NIT"'s before it. I mean come on, the firmware has bugs that are 2 generations old and still stewing. Development for the device is a joke since it was ( last I checked ) still basically tied to running debian or ubuntu on your development system unless you wanted to use Python.
I have developed for the N810 and was sponsored by Nokia to the first Maemo conference. What I saw and heard lead me to the conclusion that it was a dead-end without partners. MeeGo *might* change my view if they can finally bring a mainstream success to the table without the continued alienation of their development community.