Thread: NITs - what are they good for... ???
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2008-06-10 , 12:24
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Originally Posted by andrewfblack View Post
People need to realize that the NITs are designed as a Web Browsing Mini Computer, the fact that we can get them to run a thousand other things is great but Nokia designed them to browse the web not replace a Palm for PIM and not to replace a full size computer.
Exactly. 100% agreement.

All of Nokia's advertisements and hype for the tablets showed them as devices that allow you to access internet services, rather than offline devices. Even the name "Internet Tablet" tells you about this.

The whole tablet interface is oriented around this too, with the web bookmarks getting their own icon, email and IM contacts getting their own icon, and offline applications all pushed into a third icon. The default desktop applets (RSS, internet radio etc) are mostly for internet services too.

If you buy a product, look at how the manufacturer describes it and use that as the base line for your expectations. Nokia never described the tablets as computer replacements, they just said they are useful gadgets for accessing the internet on the move, which they are.

You shouldn't buy a motorbike and then complain because it doesn't have a roof.
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