Again, I was hoping that this thread would not get bogged down in a back and forth over individual features...

Since automatic screen rotation has been brought up I wanted to clear some things up:

1. AFAIK, ASR IS supported by the N900 but only for telephone functions.

2. I am neither for nor against it and only wish that the subject had not been injected in so many diverse threads by such a small percentage of this forum's active population.

3. The point of item #2 in no way indicates the % of this forum population that are either are for, against, indifferent, or just want a dang cheese samich.

It may simply mean that a large % percentage of this population have read the explanations, accepted the proposed roadmap for implementation, and moved on...


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I have gathered up the responses and posted them here as a recap so that they may be copied, culled, and reposted in this thread and compared to what the N900 can actually do out of the box, as Beny1967 suggests.

If I missed someone’s suggestion it was not an intentional oversight and as more features come to mind just copy the list, add them, and then repost the list.

The list so far:

• Ovi Maps
• Quick Office
• Integrated syncml client
• Way bettter camera.
• Printing support.
• Easy phone calls
• Easy contacts and dates management (no syncml)
• OVI integration
• Games
• Easier photo or media sharing
• Finding applications that aren't beta-(still) is easier
• Web browsing on the N97 is better, much faster connection
• Predictive text entry function and keyboard is better
• Barcode scanner
• Magnifying glass
• OCR
• Faster GPS aquisition
• Ported apps for Google Mail, Maps, Youtube...
• SyncML and a decent, syncable PIM suite !
• No-fuss, natural SIP calls
• Calcium (phone keypad calculator)
• Sports Tracker
• Nokia Maps
• Default applications are solid and well integrated
• J2ME
• Large install base = more 3rd party apps
• Universal ASR including desktop, dashboard, and widgets

… and as RipTorn suggests, if someone wants to eventually copy the list over to the WiKi so that it might serve as a proposed Road Map for the OS or as I envisioned, a list of potential opportunities for independent development, it won’t hurt my feelings none.

Someone with a prototype, SDK, or based on Nokia's released specs, could start by trimming "The List" and include the reasons why.