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	misterc	2011-05-20 , 10:55
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Originally Posted by rash.m2k

I don't understand why something is a 'developer' device only, it doesn't make sense.

For a developer device we don't care how it looks! What we want is to be able to debug/view code, registers etc... thats more important, than the looks.

There is no point in putting effort into making it look nice if it's not going to be available to the public! The only difference between a dev device and consumer device would be the type of firmware loaded on - to enable them to recover the device quickly.

if a device could allow you to reset the firmware in a matter of minutes (like it is the case for the N900), would it be a problem for you that it looks nice and that ppl (without the slightest dev ambition) might buy it BECAUSE it is nice (and, maybe, as

Originally Posted by larux

I don't mind if developer device is that keyboardless. I'm pro consumer who WANT decent qwerty with good OS.

It would be gigantic failure to give devices w keyboard to devs only.

points out, keyboard might be considered useful by (some) consumers too, no? the others can get themselves a pink N8 for all i care;
or simply NOT use the keyboard

MY POINT: THERE IS ONLY GOING TO BE ONE REPEAT ONE DEV (as Elop, nearly throwing up, i bet, had to admit; well, for him, even that one was too much, i'm sure >¦-)
the RM-680 certified by FCC
will be presented end of next week in S.F.
if MeeGo doesn't pick up after that, respectively unless THAT one device is a commercial success w/ sales in the millions unit, it will be the end of Maemo (as far as NOKIA is concerned)

Last edited by misterc; 2011-05-20 at 10:58.

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