Thread: [Closed] The epic PR 1.2 anticipation thread
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2010-04-12 , 15:40
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#1117
Originally Posted by ugot1newmail View Post
Shame this update offers so little to serious users who want more than an expensive toy to play with. Some of us have been sold this device as a tool for everyday use, what a massive disappointment!

Sorry to say it but Maemo is nothing short of pathetic when it comes to business / real life use.

Very poor email, very poor calendar, non existent office tools, battery life is unforgivably bad. App development for the N900 seems to have all but stopped, the ovi store for the N900 is a complete an utter disaster. The only way to get the software you need is by downloading some half arsed app from extra dev which is bound to screw your device. SORT IT OUT NOKIA!
Exactly. You're completely right, but will get lambasted on this forum. Too many people that won't face reality.

There are some great apps (or will be soon) - Easy Debian, Katana, Shepherd, Emulators, Keepass, etc, but I still can't get over how bad the BASIC functionality is.

Email / Calendar all but fail when you lose data connection. Really? How can that not be a design consideration to have offline caching?

I have to fight with the phone just to answer a call. When I try to hit answer the phone decides that it will flip to portrait, so I have to stare & wait for the orientation to adjust the UI so I can press the button. Sometimes it tries to flip immediate back to landscape then AGAIN to portrait; in these times I end up missing the call, because I can't answer the damn phone in time.

That's why the killer app for this thing will be when Android is ported. I do like the hardware (brick that it may be), but I need reliable office tools.

Even the iPhone continues to improve its enterprise support... a CONSUMER device!?!? It will have multiple exchange account support in 4.0. Where is that for Maemo? "Fixed in Harmattan"?

That's why this thread is so popular... People are desperate to have a device they sort of enjoy do what they reasonably expect. Openness only gets you so far.