#21: there is libhybris. Why can't we use it to run our favorite distro on any Android device? What are we missing?

#22: I'd argue. The thing I love about N900 is that it's one device to rule them all. I don't have to carry two devices. There are times I use it mainly as a phone. At times, I exhaust its computer potential. It's a win-win situation
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#25:
it's why it's not always good to use popular OSes

well, it's nice to be able to code on the fly, on the phone. It's why I built OCaml. Sometimes, when I was reading some C examples, I simply fired up some text editor, compiled and checked how it works.

#27: well, what I'm missing in Pandora is... the cellphone feature

#34: yes, but you don't bring the whole toolbox just to screw one screw. So it comes with the smartphones - it's easier to code a 10-liner on a phone than to carry the laptop with you.

as for the iPhone. Its success bases on the fact that an average user wishes not to think about the usage. Just make a couple of calls, send some snaps, reply on fb. Nothing intricate, nothing complicated. We're not average users.

as for the Pyra. I wish I could really use it as a phone But with terminal-only dialing, I really doubt it's ready for it
besides, the gaming controls seem superfluous to me.

Someone commented a thing about Jolla. Well, it's unavoidable to target mainstream audience. It's the core of the company's income. What Nokia managed to do and failed to continue was to create a device which both laymen and hackers can use.