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2008-05-11 , 02:33
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Originally Posted by kernelpanic View Post
I agree that software itself shouldn't make hardware changes that affect other apps without warning the user. But a USB mode status bar applet that doesn't keep changes upon reboot, and doesn't make changes unless clicked?
Or a FM radio applet that needn't keep changes on reboot, and shouldn't make changes unless playing? I don't say that it would be bad to include as it stands. But what assurance do I have that if I clamor for them to include it, they won't "improve" it? So I won't clamor (for that) and advise others the same.

I also agree that Nokia's implementation of some features leaves much to be desired... But they are a business. They are making money off of the hardware only. I for one, don't mind picking up the slack on this end. (That is, as long as Nokia upstreams the fixes from the OS community.)
OK, but I'm discussing the possible (and I know it's only possible, not foreknown) situation where Nokia adopts a program, and it works out like the town drunk adopting a little orphan girl. It's happened before, not out of malice, but out of clumsiness with software; it could happen again. If they were to leave it under whoseever control it is now, and bundle it (submitting any needed changes upstream), I wouldn't have a problem. But I don't really see where they gain; they could just link it on tableteer, and everyone seems to be just as well off.

I hardly consider the hardware suboptimal. I got my n810 for $330 + tax at CompUSA when they were going under. For the price, I couldn't ask for a better piece of hardware. Not that I wouldn't love to have had a OTG-USB micro-B cable included in the box.
I'm not complaining about the tablets; using a
micro-B (plug) -- A (plug)
A (socket) -- A (socket)
assembly instead of the correct (but very hard to find) single cable:
micro-AB (plug) (OTG-wired) -- A (socket)
is what I meant by suboptimal. Since those cables are hard (but possible) to find, you'd think Nokia c(/sh)ould have contracted a batch and put one in each box, or at least sell them as an accessory.