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Re: First N900 Review

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Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 314054)

Doesn't matter if it's more powerful or not. I don't want all games to be dumbed down little 99 cent experiences - another reason to fight Apple and Nintendo.

Yes, I agree with you on that point. But on a positive note, Monkey Island Special Edition was released for $7.99. That's one genre that I hope to make a come back on these handhelds.

Re: First N900 Review

Article got linked to at http://linux.slashdot.org/story/09/0...x-Distribution so Nokia/RX-51/Fremantle/Maemo gets more media attention... including from (former) OpenMoko folks... :)

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780$ ? That's 540€ before tax over here... eeek !

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Originally Posted by TenSpeed (Post 31400)

The billion dollar question is, "why does the iPhone keep popping up in casual conversation in the media?"

Because it is a metrosexual fetish symbol and the media folks just can't avoid returning to the subject of their affection again and again.

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The Nokia version is, "how can I get me some of that love???"

Are you relly sure you want THAT?

Re: First N900 Review

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Originally Posted by zerojay (Post 314054)

Doesn't matter if it's more powerful or not. I don't want all games to be dumbed down little 99 cent experiences - another reason to fight Apple and Nintendo.

There's also "Secret of the Monkey Island" for iPhone. I quite like it, even after all these years :)

Re: First N900 Review

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Originally Posted by MMMotors (Post 314026)

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...But it goes back to Eldar's original lead-in - whatever OS comes next needs to be really scalable, it's going to have to be good in a lot of different devices, some of which haven't appeared yet.

I agree... Most of which haven't appeared yet. Some of which haven't even been conceived yet.
When voice recognition and a standardized means of identification are common, I imagine that many devices will be built into the things we surround ourselves with everyday and not carried about as much as they are now.

***

HAL: You don't mind talking about it, do you, Dave?

Dave: No, not at all.

HAL: Well, certainly no one could have been unaware of the very strange stories floating around before we left. Rumors about something being dug up on the moon. I never gave these stories much credence. But particularly in view of some of the other things that have happened, I find them difficult to put out of my mind. For instance, the way all our preparations were kept under such tight security and the melodramatic touch of putting Drs. Hunter, Kimball, and Kaminsky aboard, already in hibernation after four months of separate training on their own.

Dave: You working up your crew psychology report?

HAL: Of course I am. Sorry about this. I know it's a bit silly.

:p

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Ok, YoDude, we know who Dave (Neary) is, but who plays the part of the paranoid computer? :p

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Originally Posted by fpp (Post 314091)

780$ ? That's 540€ before tax over here... eeek !

And what's the HTC Pro2? The only really comparable phone, no?

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Way Off-Topic: BTW, seen the movie "Moon"? I liked it a lot. Brilliantly plays off of one's expectations from 2001. (Directed by David Bowie's son.)