maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - The N900/maemo feels like a Dinosaur

texaslabrat	2009-12-14 , 22:00
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Originally Posted by Insead

I've had my N900 for a bit over a week. Bless my father, he got it as a gift for me as he know I like gadgets and it was my birthday. I can't blame him. We had talked about phones a few weeks earlier and I had mentioned the N900 as one that looked pretty interesting but a device I had not looked closer at.

So I've been exploring the content in the various repositories.
Installed and tried out applications
Read and other places about features, future, etc.

In the end, I can't help but to feel that the N900 and maemo are dinosaurs in many (but not all) areas compared to the iphone.

On my iPhone I download torrents at the command-line level (./gettorrent, etc)

switch between applications

Me too...on the N900,

using Kilkari or whatever the app is called, I play games like Dungeon Hunter, Alive4Ever, Civilization, etc with graphics and gameplay that the N900 is a million light years behind.

Got me there...I play games on my PS3.

I access the terminal on my iPhone and browse using a file manager.

Me too...on the N900,

I connect to my work mail exchange flawlessly and the phone is significantly better than the N900.

Me too...on the N900 (well, I use IMAP on my Zimbra server...works flawlessly)

I tether it to my laptop and connect the laptop to the internet using it.
I can even set up a MiFi using it.

Me too...on the N900 (streaming my HAVA to my N800 via the N900 right now as I type, actually via bluetooth DUN).

I also like music and there is an area where the iPhone once again wins.

Me too...on the N900. Not sure where you get "once again wins"...both play music. Unless you count superior iTunes integration as "win"..I view it as a lamentable crutch. To each his own, I suppose.

Seriously the 90% of the things I do off my laptop are vastly superior on the iPhone.

90%? Really? Must be that new math. By my count pretty much just games currently available and perhaps itunes integration (with a 3-year headstart to boot!).

The N900 is nice in that it gives more access to the OS and that the apps are free.
But, most apps looks like something developed 5 years ago and they seem to always be buggy.

Wow, short memory we have when we look back to the original iPhone launch

I remember it took folks a couple of days just to *activate* their phone LOL.

I'm not a developer who needs full OS access on my phone and I doubt most people really do.
It's cool to be able to say that you got it...but if you need it to do your stuff then the GUI is seriously flawed.

The N900 is going up on eBay. Proceeds will go to my upcoming skiing trip (blessed by my dad).
It's a shitty device but in really good condition so if you want to make me an offer, and save me from selling it on ebay, send me a direct message. Offers made in this thread will not be considered.

If you're in the Chicago area you can do a local pick-up.

But thanks for the input..and enjoy your ski trip.