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Originally Posted by srk052004 View Post
You're not a troll, though. You are a core participant here, and nicely represent the mainstream contempt for the consumer that seems typical of Maemo types. As Nokia cannot share such contempt in the long run, I conclude that Nokia has little interest in consumers actually using this phone.
If you would stray out of this single topic, you would find quite a different view of the "typical Maemo type" I'm sure. Why there sure is a few "bad apples" in every community, judging the community by them is not an accurate meter imo.

My experience with the "typical Maemo type" is quite the reverse - open, helpful and willing to give up their own type to help someone else.


Note: This is not meant directly at you Jay - it's in general. No offence intended.

Originally Posted by srk052004 View Post
That squares with its refusal to associate the phone with T-Mobile in the US, thus meaning that there will be no phone-based technical support in the US. And, based on my reading, I expect that Nokia will not take consumers seriously until (perhaps) Maemo 6. Very well, I will tune back in when Maemo 6 is released.
The refusal to "associate" it with T-Mobile in the USA might be because T-Mob had unreasonable demands (SIM lock and gimping the device? Who knows, I know I don't). After all, isn't Nokia "known" in the USA to not buy-in to what the other vendors does with the telcos over there?

I have no idea on phone-based technical support - but I'd assume it's available from Nokia Support in the country of purchase - I might be wrong as I've never used such a service.


Originally Posted by srk052004 View Post
It has all the functionality that I need, is relatively stable, is dedicated to business users without outstanding connectivity, has abundant useful apps for my purposes, has wireless capability (about time), and is very secure. It will not drive a TV screen, and it has a primitive OS compared with Maemo. But it also runs on the US's best carrier and is a world phone to boot. And, its OS is a hell of a lot better than Symbian.

But then RIM doesn't know anything about marketing its phones. Oh wait....
Good you found the perfect phone for you! :-)

fwiw, the "US's best carrier" might not be compatible with the rest of the worlds standardized 3G network - and the choice between some USA customers and the better part of the rest of the world... Well, I think I can understand why they went with the rest of the world.
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