Thread: Nokia N900 vs. iPhone 4G
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2010-04-19 , 19:30
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Originally Posted by nilchak View Post
Daperl, when you look at the differences between the iPhone system and the N900 are you using your developer sence more than the general user sense ?

My main question being how does a common general user (think of a non-geek, person hardly familiar with open source or walled garden paradigm's let alone the terminology) look at the 2 devices in terms of what it brings to the user ?

When you mention yourself as a seasoned individual - are you talking about seasoned in the development aspect or seasoned in understanding what is good for the general users ? I simp;y ask as I really want to understand the market factors which drive the adoption from the perspective of a user - not so much as a developer. The power user / developer angle is a no-brainer as far as I am concerned - its the N900 hands down as a winner - but what interests me is what drives a common user - cause he is obviously the one who drives the market.

Any perspective ?
I don't think there is any one common user. It's kinda like the "casual" gamer argument in the videogaming world. What defines casual? For some it's playing Halo, GTA, COD. While others it's if you play the Nintendo Wii. But I think tasks a common user probably wants to do is..

Listen to music, post on social sites (Facebook, Twitter), browse the web, and maybe use GPS navigation. Within that context, Apple's walled garden works (already you could do limited multi-tasking with music + another app). Now with Apple's newer (but still limited) multi-tasking they can do all 4.

Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
Personal credentials aside; do people still have faith that the N900 will get the any updates past PR1.2 that will combat "next generation" (and I use that term loosely) Apple or Android phones?

Forgive my ignorance - I'm just a little Adobe Flex dev that's formerly a MCSE that strayed away from Microsoft and settled on OS X but I shun the whole "Cult of Mac" mentality that actually owns an iPhone 3GS now since my iPhone 3G died and I have a 770 and N810 (my qualifications suck, I know) - but it just seems like Nokia has sorta stalled. It's understandable because MeeGo is the new push; but like before, it seems like new/shiny shiny will get the attention from Nokia and people will get left behind.

So... with that said... hell. Now I'm confused. I guess I'm trying to figure out why we're comparing a platform that's not yet specified what the upgrade path will be (I've not been around, so if I've missed it, please clarify) to a phone that's only a rumor that's down the line?

And I ask as a consumer... not as a developer. Until Flash Player 10.1 comes about, I have very little I could say about development on the N900.
I think officially PR 1.3 is in the pipeline. But as for combating next-generation that's up to Meego (it always has). Maemo is still more of a desktop like OS than a mobile phone OS.
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Originally Posted by ysss View Post
They're maemo and MeeGo...

"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...