Nokia Working To Improve Their Phones, Admits That The N97 Sucked

So the Nokia N97 was a bit of a disaster. Normally, companies pretend that all of their products are fully tested and great, even when they aren't. But one Nokia VP is willing to admit that the N97 was a steamer.
Nokia's VP of Markets Anssi Vanjoki recently said in an interview that the N97 was a "tremendous disappointment in  the terms of the experience quality for the consumers and something they did not anticipate." How refreshingly candid!

Of course, he's using such candidness as an excuse to claim that they've learned their lesson and are working to make the N97 a real contender via firmware updates. Going out on a limb here it might be a little late for firmware to save the N97, but if Nokia has really learnt from its mistakes, then bring on the next gen devices. If Microsoft can retool its mobile division after the abortion that was WinMo 6.5, there's no reason why Nokia can't regroup and do the same.