Thread: Nokia N900 vs. Motorola Droid / Milestone
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2009-11-17 , 23:46
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Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
As for choice in programs, sure if you only look at n900 specific applications there's only a small amount. More if you include what existed on the previous tablets and what's possible by doing things like running easy Debian for example.
Still, I know of no capability that all the ported and soon to be ported Maemo apps have that does not also exist on Android and many of the ports I've seen on previous tablets (like my N810) are pretty rudimentary. Android may not offer a lot more but it's got a solid lead.

Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
Though in the end it goes back to the whole smartphone vs computer/internet tablet thing. And if people are looking for a smartphone I personally don't think they should choose the n900, I see it having more desktop roots than phone roots.
I think you're right and I think this is going to be a problem for Nokia. People who buy the N900 as a smartphone are going to be finding a number of things that other smartphones do better and cheaper. On the other hand, people who are looking for a PC in their pocket can pick from a number of MIDs and UMPCs that come closer to that experience.

Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
I'm on the opposite side, I wanna see Android improve before I inevitably switch over to Android. So I'm hoping that Maemo will make a big enough splash that it'll cause its competitors to change things are done.
I''m orthogonally opposite to both of you. I want to see the next generation of devices before I take the plunge. I'd like Maemo's flexibility running on a big screen phone with a gigahertz or more CPU under the hood. The N910 maybe?