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Jerome
2008-11-06 , 21:22
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I only made this difference between geeks and non geeks to show the people here, most of whom can be considered "geeks", that other people with very different needs exist.
This has been a constant source of amazement for me, actually. For example: actually I
prefer
to read on-screen. That some people insist to have everything printed always amazes me. Same with customization: I see people (mostly female...) who spend enormous effort and ressources to glue various objects to their cell phone so as to render it almost impossible to use (their operative word is "nice"). I would not dream of doing that in my worst nightmares. Another example: I wonder for a long time what the market for shiny expensive phones (and watches) could be until I went to a night club one evening (don't ask).
Now, most people here talk "market" or "product niches" but do not have the faintest idea why such a nice device as the Sharp Zaurus failed miserably while a product like the iPhone is thriving. I do not know either, but at least, when I watch "non-geek" people, I realise how little I know.
...and, more worryingly, I also realise how Nokia maemo division seems to know.
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