Bad news for some, but perhaps a necessary step in Nokia plans to step up to the competition: The Nokia N8 will  be the last Symbian-power Nseries device. Future devices, starting from the N9 will be powered by MeeGo. This in theory should leave Symbian for mid- to low-end devices, most likely in the X, C and Eseries.

This move couldn’t have come at a better time, as Nseries devices were starting to feel outdated, despite some very solid hardware. The N8 itself is a good example of great hardware and outdated feeling software, despite running the latest version  Symbian^3. Even Symbian^4 which has been drastically improved under the hood, doesn’t look all that different and certainly isn’t capable of supporting a Nokia flagship with competition from Apple and various Android devices.

What do you think, is this a good or a bad move?

Via: CNET