Slashdot Mirror
Nokia Chases Blogger To Recover N8 Prototype
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.'"
Did they pay off the Russian authorities?
As that how things get done in Russia.
So, in 30 years from now, when the world looks back on current events and news stories as inspiration for movies - is this what they're going to be about?
If so...
COUNT ME IN.
Think Jason Bourne meets Verizon guy.
Actually in it's blog I believe Nokia wrote "please return our babies" or something like that. No lawsuit etc. They just want the phones back and avoid bad press.
And yes, the phone is an early N8 prototype (from march). The reviewers named it N9 and started a lot of false rumors on it, despite (at least my) posts indicating it was a N8 and early Symbian ^3 on it.
The N8 that will ship soon is slightly different hardware wise, and vastly improved software wise.
An individual comes into an unauthorized posession of a development prototype.
Apple politely asks said invidividual to return their property.
Individual responds dickishly.
Apple involves the authorities.
Replace a few words, and there's plenty of story. What makes Nokia so different?
Does it make you happy you're so strange?
An individual comes into an unauthorized posession of a development prototype.
Individual politely asks Apple if they want it back.
Apple denies existence of property.
Individual sells property to Gizmodo.
Apple involves the authorities.
-]Phreak Out[-
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.
I've read the new Nokia post as well now, and the guy not only wrote a lot of crap "haha Nokia you can't get me etc" on the net, but on top of that he's working for Samsung and gives away the Nokia prototypes there. (it's all in the comments here http://thenokiablog.com/2010/07/07/nokia-n8-property-eldar-murtazin/ )
Quite of a bad guy actually :P
On an unrelated note, the proper way to say Vodka ("Wodka") sounds awesome when a Russian says it.
"Wodka" is not a proper way to say "vodka" in standard Russian, unless you're talking about some regional dialect, or you're a German. IPA for it is ['vodka].
Indeed, there is no sound directly corresponding to /w/ in Russian at all, and in loanwords it's approximated by either /v/ (as for "Washington") or, more commonly, by /u/ (as for "Watergate")
The guy isn’t just a blogger apparently he also describes himself as a consultant to the mobile industry.
"Describes himself" is very apt here. The guy is very well known in RuNet, and is largely the laughing stock of the industry and people interested in it. His "consultancy" is a single-man company where he is a senior (and only) consultant, and its only known outlet is his blog. He is also quite famous for making incorrect and downright laughable predictions.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.