Thread: The mighty n900 week 2014 (Day 7 of 7)
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2014-10-14 , 05:37
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Originally Posted by The Sand View Post
Yes, too much trouble for an inferior user experience that still leaves nagging doubts…

In closing on this most auspicious week…

I really can’t even explain why I love this device. And it definitely is the hardware and software together – it is a combo thing for me, the two coming together to make one extraordinary device.

I bought the N900 the day it came out in the U.S. and had to open up an another phone line on a different carrier to run it at its fastest capacity. It wasn’t that long either before we found out Nokia wasn’t going to continue with maemo. You would think I would be infuriated spending that kind of cash (I am not made of money) on an OS that wasn’t going to be supported. I was so happy with the N900 from the beginning I wasn’t mad. I am still shocked by that, because I am the type that would get mad. But I didn’t feel “burned” – I still don’t.

Other devices have come and gone (unboxed and then boxed, I never give away my hardware) but the N900 still remains on my desk or by my bed day after day and night after night.

I don’t see that changing and look forward to N900 week 2015!
I understand your feelings for the N900, because I also have had the same experience.

I was thinking recently about the reason for this, and I think the answer is that the Nokia N900 represents endless possibility (regardless of natural restrictions due to aging hardware). It is the most open platform, and the possibilities for customization, as well as development of new programs, even on the device itself, have almost no limit. How many phones run python, perl, ruby, java, bash, plt-scheme, c, c++, etc?

The hardware, despite a slow CPU by modern standards, is superior in options and configurability to any other mobile device. IR, FM transmitter and receiver, USB OTG, physical keyboard, the best resistive screen ever, composite video out with configurable signal parameters, etc.

Then you have an unparalleled community of smart and dedicated people constantly working on making the N900 even better.

To me, the N900 is like a small plane. It might not be too fast, but you can fly anywhere you want. In comparison, modern mainstream phones are like supercharged F1 cars which you can only drive in specific roadways. Speed is not freedom. Freedom is freedom.
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