Thread: Why do North American journalists ignore Nokia and Maemo?
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2010-01-15 , 23:52
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Originally Posted by herix1 View Post
1. I think ppl here don't value power but ease of use and pretty colors.
2. Most don't even know what Linux is and couldn't care less.
3. T-mobile USA is not subsidizing the phone, which makes so expensive that many don't want to buy it.
4. The n900 is marketed as a tablet, not a phone.
1) Ease of use IS power. It's not about the hardware or software behind the scenes, it's about how long it takes a user to finish a task. If you aren't spending as much time on the UI as you are on the database design, you aren't developing it right.

2) I do know what Linux is and I couldn't care less. I care about what an can do for me, not for open source crusaders. I run Linux on one of my home machines because it's fast. I don't run it on my home gaming machine because it doesn't support my PC games. It was installed on my son's netbook because it's cheap. It wasn't installed on my UMPC because Windows pwns it when it comes to handwriting recognition. It is not and never will be a selling point. What it enables or doesn't enable is the selling point.

3) T-Mobile doesn't subsidize phones by themselves, the phone manufacturers also contribute to the subsidy. Nokia has chosen not to do so.

4) The N900 isn't marketed at all in the US. Their website declares "It's a phone. It's a computer." in that order. Start at Nokia's home and go to "Need help finding a phone" and there the N900 is in Nokia's top 10.