Thread: Portrait mode use cases
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2009-09-02 , 20:53
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#141
Originally Posted by allnameswereout View Post
As pointed out: development takes time, and hardware has its limits. There is no one size fits all.

Therefore, part of your choice is to pick a different device than N900 to suit your needs.

Then you'd better get device with candybar design. Do you really need touchscreen? From this post I'd say a device like Nokia E71 is good for your specific use case as outlined here. You can use it easily with one hand.

Now, does that make Nokia E71 a killer product and Nokia N900 crap? Ofcourse not. Every device has its pros and cons.
You don't get it.. I would very much appreciate landscape mode for many/most uses; movie, im, mail, etc...

But being forced to landscape mode for everything is not acceptable for me, and many many more.. I DEMAND that if I pay 6-700 EUR for a pda device it will support both portrait and landscape mode.

And don't patronize me by leading me towards the E71. I know what I want; a state of the art mobile pda device both hardware wize and software wize. - Thats why I am in this thread isn't it? - Do you think I would be making my points in here If I was looking for a symbinan device like the E71/E97 ?? -

I am just saying that if this device is pushed to the market to early without being finished, it will not be a success!!

I honestly think this device looks exceptionally nice, and that it has potential to be maybe THE device many people are looking for now to avoid the iphone epidemic.

BUT, as I have stated; taking into consideration that this device has only a fraction of applications available compared to other units (symbian/wmobile/iphone), and that you are forced to landscape mode only, you CAN NOT justify the asking price for this unit.

I belive people are looking for the ONE ultimate unit which they can use for both surfing/web/leisure, and phone/sms/mms/im etc..
People can't afford, and more importantly don't want to have one unit for surfing and one unit for phoning..

Bring me portrait mode in addition to landscape mode on the N900 and I will not only buy it, I will warmly recommend it on every forum to everyone I know. If not, I will leave you guys alone and go ahead and send my money to apple.