Thread: Nokia N900 vs. Motorola Droid / Milestone
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2009-11-18 , 04:04
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#357
Originally Posted by Laughing Man View Post
Yeah, I see the n900's competition more as the MIDs and UMPCs with cell phone capability than smartphones that try to have PC functionality.
That might be an accurate dividing line.

Android is a linux based evolution/application of the smartphone.

Maemo is a linux based MID, evolving to develop telephony.

They're aiming toward the same point, eventually (growing toward the middle, from opposite ends of the spectrum) ... and they're both starting with similar code bases ... but their starting points are definitely at opposite ends of the spectrum.
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