Nokia N900 Release Date Delayed N900 Shipping Date Set Back as Initial User Feedback Results in Further Refinements

If you re anxiously awaiting getting your hands on the Nokia N900 it
seems that you re going to have to be even more patient following the
N900 s release date already having slipped (it was due October) as,
according to reports, Nokia are now refining the N900 following on from
user feedback which now sees the N900 s shipping date set back to
sometime in November.
In fairness, it was already known that the N900 would not see the light
of day till next month " Peter Schneider, head of marketing at Maemo
had confirmed this – but now, what with Nokia having received
feedback from the 300 pre-production units loaned out to gain user
reactions, it seems that this is now set in stone as Nokia look to
refine the N900 experience consequent to having received what we assume
to be constructive criticism, thus ensuring that they �provide the best
user experience with the Nokia N900 .

Here s the official word from Peter Schneider concerning the present
status of the N900, as offered up by N900Blog:

In reference to your questions on the expected shipment date of the
Nokia N900, let me tell you the latest information from Nokia:

The Nokia N900 is a great example of what we and the open source
community have been able to achieve with Maemo software. We are working
closely with open source developers and for example, at the Maemo Summit
in October, we loaned 300 pre-production units to get more feedback from
the community. This feedback is extremely important to us and as such we
also want to provide the best user experience with the Nokia N900.

We expect it to start shipping during November 2009.

Peter Schneider

Head of Maemo Marketing

Nokia Corporation

So, those itching to avail themselves of the (it s fair to say) highly
anticipated N900 will have to wait till next month " perhaps even until
the end of next month – no specific date has been offered, not
that you d expect it to be – whilst Nokia work to make your
experience of the N900 all that more enjoyable. Fair enough.