Second, Nokia is on its last legs and the network companies know it. They're not going to commit themselves to reselling product from a company that could go smash.
All Nokia have as an option is to try and sell these as SIM-free models on the open market. But few people can afford to purchase full price SIM-free phones, so sales volumes are going to be low, especially as its an unpopular OS anyway.
Yup. I think Milo has hit the nail on the head here.
Nokia and RIM are on the same ship sailing towards an iceberg....unless they pull some magic out of the bag, their days are numbered.
iOS, Android and Microsoft is where its at these days.