Thread: N900 specs revealed
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2009-05-27 , 13:42
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Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
Reading e-books is a niche, and I don't understand your workflow.
Reading ebooks isn't a "niche", if you judge by the number of times FBReader has been downloaded, relative to other apps. And my "workflow" is basically loading and reading a text file off the screen.

how would a slightly bigger screen (Nokia N8x0) compete with something like a Kindle or a netbook?
By being pocketable, while still maintaining sufficiently sized screen. Neither Kindle nor a netbook are pocketable. And most pocketable devices (e.g. smartphones) have smallish screens (physically).

Do you think that the general public will consider a device with a screen like Nokia N8x0 with a device with a screen like a Kindle for reading?
Yes, I think it will, as long as the Nokia device is pocketable and includes other functions. Kindle is kinda useless for anything but reading books bought from Amazon.

You could on Nokia N900 use an external screen instead. The power of a device like this lies in being easily able to extend its features (e.g. synchronisation, UPnP, USB).
Excuse me for laughing loud, but I have yet to see anyone using synchronization or UPnP in a mobile device. Not meaning any of the forum members, just considering live people I interact with. By comparison, lots of them read books on their mobile devices (phones, PDAs, Sony bookreaders).
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