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	aflegg	2007-06-23 , 09:06
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Originally Posted by sapporobaby

The iPhone and N800 are not comparable and anyone that makes the distinction that they are has a very small grasp on both technologies.

Originally Posted by testerj

Please do not compare a CELL PHONE with an Internet Tablet, 2 totally different products on completely different kinds of platforms even if they share some of the same functionality, much like a motorcyle and a car, you just can't compare the 2... they may get you to the same destination but they are not the same.

Anyone who fails to see that the iPhone and N800 are competing for the same customer base has a very small grasp on market forces. Anyone who owns an iPhone will not buy an N800 as the feature overlap is too great; and face it, many more people are going to own an iPhone in the first month than have ever owned a Maemo device.

Yes, potentially an N800 + mobile phone can provide the same functionality, but then:

The software is not as polished or (I'm going out on a limb which I feel fairly sturdy on) reliable
The N800 is much bigger (which is both an advantage and disadvantage)
It's not as integrated, or - conversely - it's componentised (again, both a pro and a con)
...

Just because the devices don't overlap 100% in their feature set does not mean they're not competitors.

Similarly the Foleo and the Asus Eee PC when released this summer will be competitors, and ones I will seriously consider getting.

Cheers,

Andrew

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