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Originally Posted by delmar View Post
Is there any information about the languages included in N9?

We know that Nokia have configured their products according to geographical zones. In Europe or Middle-/Southeurope it is standard that included among others the German, Italian and English languages.

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Check with QGil at the MeeGo forum....
I'm sure I've seen him say that all supported languages will be bundled w/the N9.
Unlike with some handsets Nokia sells...

Originally Posted by marxian View Post
I would take issue with that. The basic concept is nice (swiping to get to the task switcher is intuitive), but the current implementation is too limiting. I often find it to be less productive than using Maemo 5, and the lack of 'proper' homescreens is a fail IMO. Having alternate states for applications when minimised is not an adequate replacement for homescreen widgets.
I think many N900 owners (especially those that enjoy customising their homescreens using Queen Beecon etc) will be underwhelmed by Swipe UI once the novelty has worn off.
Why are homescreens w/widgets better than a homescreen/s with live apps?
They're just different, I don't think one is vastly superior than the other.

Nevertheless we don't know for sure...
If the configurability we now believe to not be there, won't be after release.

It remains to be seen whether....
Some parts become opened, or sufficient is already open, or work-arounds are found.
It's too early to be concluding the UI's too liimited, & the hackability's not there.

Last edited by jalyst; 2011-09-02 at 13:34.