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2009-09-18 , 18:15
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
After using Palm (Pilot, III, Visor, Vx, Treo 600, 650, 680), Sony (N70), Nokia IT (N800) and Windows Mobile (Toshiba G900 w/ 800x480!) with resistive screens.. I can't say that my overall experience with resistive screens were superior than the comfort and practicality that I get from using the capacitive screen on my iPhone (currently 3GS).

One handed usage is natural with the thumb on a capacitive screen, you don't need to bother with stowing\unlatching the stylus, and the performance is great. I don't get why capacitive screens are getting so much !@#! here.

PS: note that I don't handwrite or draw on my devices, so I've never missed the single superior feature that resistive screens have over capactiive.
The problem is you are comparing the iPhone and its capacitative screen using software designed specifically for the iPhone. Of course the usability and performance would be great, it's like if you bought a Mac with OSX on it. Both the hardware and software side is controlled by Apple.

But say anyone could put any type of software on Apple without following guidelines and it was approved. Your experience with finger usability and the device is quickly going to be diminished. Suddenly you'll find that your finger is to big to hit certain prompts. Or other problems similar to that.

Now with Maemo we have all sorts of software. We have software from companies (Skype, etc..), we have software created for the platform, we have software ported over from Linux desktops that are optimized. We have software ported over from Linux desktops that are unoptimized. You can imagine that if we were stuck using a purely finger interface how quickly headaches would come.

Thus the solution, a resistive screen that allows for both finger usage, and when necessary precision from the stylus or fingernail.

It's as I pointed out earlier, it depends on where you are coming from. Smartphone to computer, or computer to phone. But yes the general market generally just wants a smartphone, not a computer.
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
They're maemo and MeeGo...

"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
 

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