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2007-07-09 , 18:44
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#222
Originally Posted by ragnar View Post
But: there *is* a system-wide Contacts database, the applications can tap into it. That was the thinking exactly originally, and that still is the thinking. It is extensible for new protocols and new services. However: Gizmo and Skype are external applications and services, they can choose to do so if they want it. But then again, they don't have to. So far, as you see, they didn't do so.
They must have a reason for not using the system-wide contacts - there is no logic to having multiple contact lists, one for each application. Perhaps the use of a system-wide database should be "enforced" a little more strongly by Nokia or Maemo (not sure how, better guide lines/documentation? Peer pressure?) otherwise the end user experience ultimately suffers - it's immediately apparent that I'm entering the same data multiple times into the same device.