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JayMontano	2009-12-28 , 19:10
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Originally Posted by Ellipsys

That said, the rest of the list is good, but to be honest makes me feel like sending my N900 back. It seems people are really concentrating on the future, of Maemo6 and the "next" device which is supposed to be the "Wow" factor for regular folk. I just paid $550 for this xmas present to myself and I'd like to feel that it will "last" for some time. Android devices get better with every new iteration of the OS, and I really hope that the N900 won't get left in the dust. Consumers simply won't accept it if their state-of-the-art phone doesn't get newer and better features- new patches and entire versions of the OS so I think it will behoove Nokia and the Maemo community to start thinking differently. As much as it bothers me to make a comparison with Apple, even they ensured that the old original iPhone can run the newest 3.0 firmware without a hitch.
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That's the problem with Nokia at the moment (for consumers). Their product line has little longevity. Look at Nseries and their S60 lineups. From the N95 you had N85 and N96 and woe the N97 and mini. Very little difference yet something new for people to buy.

It's pretty much all half baked goods. Interim solutions for the next succeeding model (keeps attention on Nokia products, though slightly harming the image brand whilst they're at it)

Nokia have said that N97 could run future versions of Symbian...whether it has the hardware to run it properly is another thing.

Things might be a little different with N900 though - better hardware under the hood an OS upgrade. It should be able to run everything that a dedicated M6 handset could (perhaps not as fast, like apps on iPhone 3G vs 3GS - oh yeah and minus the multitouch)

Nokia have been very open about N900 and where the focus is going to be. It is their "step 4 of 5". I'm guessing all the attention is meant for step 5.

The N900 just came out - lets concentrate on making it, and Maemo5 the best mobile it can be.

Yup. N900 is meant to show to people what Maemo can do and hopefully build up a strong software and app foundation for its Mass-Market successor.

Whilst doing that, attention must be focused too on the MaemoPhone meant for mass market. As early as possibly if there's gonna be the slightest chance of getting a suggestion to be considered before Nokia "leave it to the market to deide >_<". (It's probably already too late)

MaemoPhone 2 needs to be as close to perfect for "average joe/iPhone crowd/2010 smartphone crowd" that when people think of "ultimate gadget" they think of that MaemoPhone.

Nokia seems to know what they need to do, but just have a hard time executing it.

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