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	YoDude	2009-01-07 , 23:46
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Originally Posted by vtolkov

I name things as I feel. Foreca is much better. It looks better and more professional. It does not have as many options as omweather, which is indication that authors were thinking about usability, instead of dumping a full load of checkboxes into users throat. But it is all could be Ok, except one thing, which I hate - full screen popup with "details". Personally I do not need any details. All I want is a small simple forecast, which Foreca is doing perfectly. If I were Nokia, I would include Foreca into the next OS release.

And I'm sure their commercial partner could make that happen once they figure out how to generate revenue with it.

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What steams my clams about some commercial partners is:
Where have they been for the past 3 years?

Instead of providing apps for a device when the apps are most needed... like when the devices are first rolled out and then growing their business along side of this new community, too many times it seems that these partners step in only after a market has been developed by a good FOSS program.

I am not saying that "cherry picking" is the case here but, the OMW crew gets my support just out of general principle.

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