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anismistry 2010-03-16 06:22
Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Today it was made official that HTC much hyped and the model HTC HD2 will not get Windows 7 series update and HTC is mum on that.

HTC HD2 clients will be feeling much dejected and anger by this announcement.

Microsoft is too big to get influenced by a HTC.

Many client will not buy MSoft or HTC products due to this.

Nokia dont to a Microsoft on your clients of N900.

The hardware provider is yourself nokia and the software partner and provider is yourself.

Make the N900 complete by making it compatible with Meego.

The ball is in your court, dont behave like a big corporation but please respect the open nature and this platform and the effort of this comunity and the loyal consumers.

smoku 2010-03-16 07:08
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Before you hit "Reply", please hear me:

Please don't feed the troll!

sachin007 2010-03-16 07:19
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Yeah nokia please dont copy microsoft.... it looks like they are copying apple with no multi tasking and signed apps etc.

yogi900 2010-03-16 07:26
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
anismistry : I totally agree with you...!!!

Nokia :Make the N900 complete by making it compatible with Meego.

ysss 2010-03-16 07:33
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Different business model.

Microsoft spends their r&d funds on a new mobile OS, then sells license of it to OEMs to let them use the OS on a certain device for a certain number of production units and with that license they include a certain span of support, including (but not limited to) service packs and incremental OS updates.

For any major OS updates, this has to be negotiated separately afaik.

phedders 2010-03-16 07:45
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by smoku (Post 568794)
Before you hit "Reply", please hear me:

Please don't feed the troll!
You tried....

fareastcoast 2010-03-16 08:30
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
For Nokia now N900 is a niche product. Nokia risks infuriating the techy bleeding edge with a lack of Meego compatibility but in terms of N900 unit numbers I doubt they feel any real responsibility to the piddly user base. And I mean the form factor of the N900 isn't too bad but it could be improved; if the Meego-based N910? (or other Meego mass market devices) were sleeker, slimmer, with better a keyboard who wouldn't upgrade?

MaLKaV 2010-03-16 11:16
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fareastcoast (Post 568832)
For Nokia now N900 is a niche product. Nokia risks infuriating the techy bleeding edge with a lack of Meego compatibility but in terms of N900 unit numbers I doubt they feel any real responsibility to the piddly user base. And I mean the form factor of the N900 isn't too bad but it could be improved; if the Meego-based N910? (or other Meego mass market devices) were sleeker, slimmer, with better a keyboard who wouldn't upgrade?
Probably just those who can't afford 600€ on a new device every year :P

SD69 2010-03-16 11:41
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Actually, I have to grudgingly give Microsoft credit for acknowledging before the device is sold that HTC HD2 won't be upgradeable to Windows Series 7 .

Rob1n 2010-03-16 11:57
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SD69 (Post 569017)
Actually, I have to grudgingly give Microsoft credit for acknowledging before the device is sold that HTC HD2 won't be upgradeable to Windows Series 7 .
They've actually announced that not a single existing Windows Mobile phone is upgradable to Windows Mobile 7, and that apps are not compatible either.

bxbomber 2010-03-18 02:26
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
i have a strange feeling we'll see it on the hd2, kinda like meego, it'll be a community job if the big companies don't do it.

anismistry 2010-03-18 02:46
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bxbomber (Post 571377)
i have a strange feeling we'll see it on the hd2, kinda like meego, it'll be a community job if the big companies don't do it.
Balmer is too shrewd, he will never allow this on htc hd2.
Companies like Adobe also have retracted their own decision of not bringing Flash 10.1 to hd2.

On the other side see google its upgrading to Eclair 2.1 even on older devices.

Helmuth 2010-03-18 11:43
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
As far as I know you need 3 special Hardwarebuttons at the Device for the new Windows Mobile Version. One or more Buttons are missing at the HTC HD2. So the Update is not possible.

bxbomber 2010-03-20 02:02
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Helmuth (Post 571725)
As far as I know you need 3 special Hardwarebuttons at the Device for the new Windows Mobile Version. One or more Buttons are missing at the HTC HD2. So the Update is not possible.
htc hd 2 has 5 face buttons, i'm almost sure some people over at xda developers will be able be able to map the buttons.

cyeung 2010-03-22 02:28
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
When it comes to hardware support, I think that Nokia could take a couple pages from nVidia's playbook. That is, for the proprietary parts, Nokia could provide just a binary blob that makes the hardware work.

I am in my sixth year of using Linux on my desktop despite naysayers who say that Linux is not ready for the desktop. I believe that the community can take the n900 and make it into something great.

bxbomber 2010-03-28 16:10
Re: Nokia dont do a Microsoft/HTC
 
lookie here, htc hd 2 with windows mobile 7.
http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2381

hopefully this means that if nokia doesn't push out an official upgrade, the community will comeout with one.


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