Thread: Android on N900 when Nokia drops support?
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2010-02-01 , 13:36
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Originally Posted by johnel View Post
If you want shiny guis, apps and entertainment then there are numerous android phones and iPhones to choose from.
Most people do and this is where Nokia will undoubtedly head.

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
But to come onto a maemo-focused forum and say "..android should run on it instead of maemo because it is better.." is ******ed.
My initial argument was that Andriod would be a good next step for the N900 post Maemo 5.

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
Why are you here and why buy an n900(if you did)?
I did, and I like the N900 as hardware. I just see the shortcomings with Maemo as software.

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
If Nokia do decide to ignore the n900 then the community will still develop software for it. I can develop software for it - it's open source. This also means that maemo & Mer can continue to improve without Nokia's influence.
All true, but you've not attached any weight or size to these things. The current community and number/quality of applications is not comparable to the other major platforms. There's one proper game (Angry Birds) and a handful of actually useful apps. This will improve over time but no where near as quickly as other platforms.
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Nokia are a business and have chosen a path of using the OSS community phenomenon to reduce their overheads specifically after sales support and development. Unlike Apple who do the opposite and make a killing from their Applications store.