maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Are you buying the N900? (Quick poll)

	danramos	2009-08-26 , 22:10
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Originally Posted by christexaport

I like as many controls as possible myself, and don't really like touch devices, to be honest, so I can feel wanting a dpad, but why specifically does the community need one on this mythical "N800 refresh"? I had the N97, and rarely used the Dpad or keypad, so I don't see what the deal is.

The D-pad is also particularly handy when you want to pause/play a podcast while the device is still in your pocket, without having to pull it out--you can feel for the center button and in one very fluid gesture, pause. MUCH better than a touchscreen interface any day. Then there's...

Originally Posted by Texrat

There are numerous valid reasons. Mine had to do with touchscreen wear. I'd rather relieve the touchscreen of heavy usage that D-pads endure (such as intense gaming).

That. I prefer to avoid touching the screen as much as possible, too. If only the bluetooth headset's controls could actually play/pause too--hell, I wouldn't even need to feel around the pocket.. but I'd STILL want the D-pad. There's MANY times when the precision of a D-pad can't be replaced.

Originally Posted by zerojay

New blood is good blood. If even 5% of new users decide to sign up here and decide to give back to the community in one form or another, be it through programming, support, bug fixes, whatever... the community will be in great shape.

Let's just not forget the old blood. There's a reason why the community is already here--there was an audience for the devices as they were already designed. Let's not ignore that some things were done right and remember that it is, in fact, better to keep your customers than to keep trying to attract new ones.

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