I’ve been reading Symbian Guru’s Top xxx of 2009 lists and this one stood out most of all: 2009 Top 5 Nokia Blunders. Obviously this site is dedicated to the Satio, but it’s a Symbian phone, so the Symbian ecosystem as a whole matters.

I agree with the sentiments of the first four – a half finished flagship, absolutely woeful online strategy and not properly marketing your best product. The 5th blunder was an open one. Having pondered over this for the past day, I’m split. I came up with two main blunders, both of which have far wider reaching consequences than buggy firmware on the N97. So here’s both. (more…)