To dream the impossible dream
To code the uncodeable app
To load the unloadable virtual partition
To run where the brave dare not go

To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star!

Qole, let me just say THANK YOU for all the hard work you have put in Easy Debian. It has saved my hide a couple of times when my PC died on me. At times I wish I could code to give you a hand, but I don't, so the most I can do is cheer your hard work.

I was also appalled by the the definition Ari gives of a computer. I don't know about you guys, but for me, a computer is a tool of my trade, is something I earn my living with, and for that, productivity tools will always, always trump everything else.

For me, a computer is defined by its versatility. So it's sad when I see devices coming to the market which try to box you in experiences you may not want. I couldn't care less about social networking (privacy), I do have a Facebook page, but only to check my friends from to time and to upload a picture or two. I do use VoIP and IM, but I wouldn't put those capabilities above the need to be productive on the go... because at the end, being productive is why I earn a paycheck (and without my paycheck I wouldn't be able to buy mobile devices...). So having a device for fun and for work is a balance that should be strived for, and having a true multi-purpose computer is the key for that.

Thinking about "the internet, messaging, sharing, openness, and think about browsers and players", is all good when you want to try to cash on the "hip" dollar, Apple style. But remember that hip dollar is inconstant and will chase the next big thing.

I am biased enough to think that the "boring" people that think about " spreadsheets, word processors, file managers" will be more faithful to the system in the long run (and I don't get what spreadsheets, word processors, etc, has to do with closed systems).

So yeah Nokia, go ahead and implement all the "fun" stuff in devices, all you want. But don't leave productivity on the side. There is a reason why the E-Series are such a big success.