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	ysss	2009-10-05 , 03:15
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Originally Posted by Luke-Jr

If I buy the hardware, I have a right to use it. Nokia denies me those rights with the N810's GPS and battery charger. Providing me a broken (or even working) proprietary blob that can use the hardware is not equivalent to giving me the information required to use it myself.

Wait, does any of the components in N900 doesn't 'work' out of the box? (Except for IR port, which just needs a package install).

Just check what features are advertised in the marketing materials (ads, product packaging, etc), and if what you want to do isn't listed there then it's safe to assume that it's not supported out of the box. Then you're free to choose any other products that may suit your needs better.

But I don't see the point to badger\whine\threaten about something that they haven't ever promised to do just because you assumed they would.

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