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Originally Posted by nilchak View Post
I think when you hear Internet access - you only think Browser, search, email, a little bit of chat which the phone caters to in some way (not too efficient still).

But Internet access can mean more ..
a) Photo updates to online sites (Flickr)
b) VoIP - Skype / Gizmo (with video support too), GTalk
c) Blog tool
d) Podcasting
e) Chumby agent (Grumby)
etc , most of which are not present on the cell phone or are very limited on the cell.
I have a) and b) installed on my phone. c) and d) is available, but not interesting for me ATM, so I don't have it installed. (Chumby - what was that again?)

Your're right, though, that some of these apps are more limited on the cell phone than I find acceptable for everyday use. They're only meant for the casual use while on the go.
But that's the whole point I'm trying to make: I'm afraid that by further "simplifying" the Maemo UI, applications on the tablet will be as limited as their cell phone counterparts - functionality stripped for mass market appeal and a simple user interface. It's not what you can do, it's how you can do it. Simple interfaces that reduce functionality are acceptable on the cell phone, not on a ~€400 "secondary device" that's really a very small netbook.
 

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