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Re: N900 - convince me

Really nice! I am sure that I am more lazy than Zerojay :)
I only read the first 3 parts, but you'll get A+ if you kept all your posts like this.

By the way, I will never pronounce 'Linux' as 'Li nuks'. (remember Linus himself is from Finland and this affect the way he pronounce.

The common pronouncing is either the Linus way, or "Lin niks".

However, the only thing RevdKathy will gets trouble with for now is how to pronounce maemo :P

Again, I just wanted to clear things up, I don't wana someone when I talk and saying Linux in the way I currently pronuce to tell me its wrong.

//Augh, I am late! time to go!//

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by RevdKathy (Post 339151)

I can't help feeling that this is the nearest I have seen to what I am seeking - which is best defined as "A thinking persons iphone".

LOL -- this is a keeper. :) Thanks for that.

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by f(x) (Post 339159)

By the way, I will never pronounce 'Linux' as 'Li nuks'. (remember Linus himself is from Finland and this affect the way he pronounce.

The common pronouncing is either the Linus way, or "Lin niks"

As an aside, I've heard people say "Lie niks". They are probably (mistakenly) thinking Linus pronounces his name the same way that Charlie Brown's friend does & guiding off that.

Re: N900 - convince me

I love May-Moe Lie-Nucks! :D

Re: N900 - convince me

You don't go into your device history but I would offer these observations.

First, I wouldn't expect commercial apps very soon unless Nokia is paying for the development. I understand this may be the case with Dataviz's Documents to Go but I have not heard anything regarding eReader. Using eReader as an example (but this applies to any commercial developer), the OSs they support are pretty standard. They don't support any of the new Linux based phones. If you are trying to determine where to spend your development dollars, I would guess, based on the installed base, that Android and WebOS will both get focus before Maemo comes into the mix.

Second, you will begin to see a number of non-commercial apps. Some will be awesome, some will be useful, some will be both, and some will be neither. Unfortunately you will be at the mercy of the development community. I came to the N810 and Maemo from the Palm TX and PalmOS. After two years there is still no PIM application for Maemo 4 which can hold a candle to the standard Palm PIM suite, much less something like Pimlico's DateBk. I find I don't need the advanced capabilities I used to have but your situation may be different.

If you can afford to do without some software, the hardware of the N900 and the potential of the N900 are greater than that of the Satio. If, on the other hand, if you really need your phone to do something specific, don't buy promises.

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by DaveP1 (Post 342120)

You don't go into your device history but I would offer these observations.
If you can afford to do without some software, the hardware of the N900 and the potential of the N900 are greater than that of the Satio. If, on the other hand, if you really need your phone to do something specific, don't buy promises.

You don’t seem to understand that nokia is putting is entire future in maemo. Of course there will be applications. This will be more than another geek tablet, it will be the high end phone from nokia. Here in Portugal there is publicity of the n900 in every street.
But I guess you’re here to promote palm…
:p

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by drm (Post 342136)

I dont believe Nokia is betting on Maemo. Its another weapon in the giants arsenal. Symbian is much more fit for purpose and proven. Maemo is Nokia's solution for the upcoming LTE/4G standard.

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by drm (Post 342136)

No. I gave up Palm for Nokia.

I'm just saying that if you need something done, you don't buy a promise you buy what will do it today.

I like the bleeding edge but only for things that are not critical to me. The N900 has great potential which will not be realized the day it is released. That does not make it good or bad in general but it does need to go into people's buying decisions. For some, having apps trickle in and be in true beta status initially might be fine. If I need to reboot because the movie I'm watching hangs, I can live with that. For others, they may be using their device for more important things. If they need to reboot in the middle of a presentation because it hangs, that may not be acceptable.

I bought my first Palm Pilot because of what it could do out of the box. I came to appreciate its potential years and many versions later. The same could be said of the original iPhone and I suspect the same will be true of the N900.

Re: N900 - convince me

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Originally Posted by RevdKathy (Post 339151)

"A thinking persons iphone".

Wow, I love that tag line ...

Re: N900 - convince me

This has been posted elsewhere but it's applicable to your question. Nokia has just turned up Maemo Select. There are a number of high quality applications which will be available for the N900 when it launches. I am particularly jealous that Maemo 5 gets Evernote. That would be a killer app on my N810.

http://maemo.nokia.com/maemo-select/applications/