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#103
Originally Posted by Moonshine View Post
Dad,

I could swear he said "I just want something that works."
He did, and in the areas of functionality he named, the Nit does seem to be problematic. e.g. BT keyboard support involves some real annoyances, if people haven't been lying in their posts. It's also hard to award a "just works" sticker to an Internet browsing platform that messes up ebay and wordpress blogs. (Come to think of it, it messes up on this forum too, especially while trying to type replies.) And, yes, it completely fails to offer any security model for applications other than Nokia warning you that you're screwed if you run a bad 'un (which of course they only do once you bought the device.)

The Nit has a mixture of strengths and weaknesses that make it enticing but problematic as anything but a toy for early adopters. I'm glad I have mine, but I'd only give it a very cautious recommendation to non-techie friends.

Last edited by meanwhile; 2008-04-16 at 12:43.