Re: Nokia: networks may reject N900
 

I'd have to go with Decepticons..i so much love Soundwave and Thundercracker..:D

Nokia to stop operator reducing phone features for Maemo phones
 

REUTERS: Nokia to stop operator reducing phone features for Maemo phones

Nokia to skip operator tailoring for Linux phones

http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...58831A20090909

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj plans to skip tailoring software of its upcoming top-of-the-range model N900 to different operators, raising the risk some carriers, who focus on integrating their own software, could refuse to offer the model.

Nokia's plan for phones using its Linux Maemo operating system is the latest twist in a battle between handset vendors and operators for access to cell phone users.

The world's top cell phone maker last month unveiled its first phone running on Linux, aiming at improving its offering and assuring investors of its ability to compete with Apple Inc and Google Inc.

"We have an opportunity, that we are going to take advantage of, with Maemo platform to play the game a little bit more along those lines than with Symbian lines," Rivas said.

Nokia plans to use Maemo at the top of its phone range, while most of its smartphones would continue to use Symbian operating system, which it is bringing to lower and lower price points.

Re: Nokia to stop operator reducing phone features for Maemo phones
 

UPDATE: Operators to stop supporting Maemo phones on their network...

Re: Nokia to stop operator reducing phone features for Maemo phones
 

Even if Nokia would make operator variants for N900, it´s impossible to do these restrictions with software, Maemo is open source if you haven´t noticed. :)
How would you stop people to update their operator variant to vanilla sw (which has all features enabled)?

Re: Nokia: networks may reject N900
 

Nothing wrong with the GoBots...they're like the Kmart transfromers. LOL I actually still have a deluxe version of Leader One (The F-15) that is about 6 inches tall in robot mode.

Re: Nokia: networks may reject N900
 

i think i may have had that motorcycle as a kid, but i dont think it survived my childhood...

Re: Nokia: networks may reject N900
 

Thats the only gobot I have left that I know of, but transformers....thats a different matter all together. I have more than I have display space for....Fortress Maximus wont even fit in the damn glass cases. LOL

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ah, the biggest transformers toy ever made ;)

btw, have we nerd-jacked this thread?

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Yes we have. LOL If youre a classic TF fan feel free to pm me if you want to talk before someone starts *****ing. LOL

Re: Nokia to stop operator reducing phone features for Maemo phones
 

The OS i one thing and there are many applications (like Ovi Maps, Mail for Exchange, Internet browser, etc) that are not part of the OS and that are not necessary Open Source. Even if the OS is Opne Source, is there a download link from where you get an installation USB memory card from where you can install simply with no issues the OS? And even if all of these are available, how many people do you think are reinstalling Windows on their computers - it is less than 5%. The point is many people, the majority, will rely on what "comes with the device".
The good thing about this is Nokia will provide beside telephony a large spectrum of "communication" from email to VOIP.
On N95 that I have there is a very good and customizable VOIP client, but on N96 and 5800, to please the operators, Nokia stripped down the phone VOIP client. This is what happened with Symbian to please operators. Good news with Maemo and N900 will not be the same path and Nokia wants to deliver a full communication device with no operator-imposed restrictions. Hopefully the next Maemo device after N900 will step in the same shoes...