Thread: [Maemo 5] We need more apps! Why aren't there more applications in Ovi Store and Extras?
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2010-05-04 , 13:19
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Hey Nokiaman!

Good to see someone with your attitude here!
I'd like to answer you, but it's a little long, I hope you don't mind.

Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
I know there is not HUGE amount of apps available but I have yet to pay for any of the ones I have downloaded and used!
Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
Like I said, devs NEED to get paid for this!
Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
I feel that if Devs charge for their work they may be motivated to make more. The apps I have tried and used are really cool and work nice.
Actually, this is a heritage from the Linux community. Most of the applications for Linux are FREE, in the truest sense of the word, as in freedom, and stuff.

And, most of the developers do it just for fun.

But I'm sure you can donate money to them if you like to. Noone will say no if you send them some money.

Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
The recent one I been using is MyTube, this works great, little buggy but I'm sure it will get better.
Well then, contact the author of MyTube, and tell him that you found some bugs, tell him how to reproduce the bugs, that's a lot of help for a developer.

Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
I would not mind paying for such apps, I paid for the apps with WM and Android and many more, why not with the N900?
There are some apps that require you to pay for them (such as Docs to Go, or Sygic), but most of them are free.

Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
So what if it's open thing, I want devs to get paid and make much much more apps.
That's a good thing to hear.
Most people just want everything for free nowadays.

Originally Posted by nokiaman View Post
Also, some more games! Action SIMPLE shootem games, nothing complicate. Racing games, and so forth.
Here are some that I play frequently:
- Angry Birds (it is a must have)
- Bounce (it's too short, unfortunately, but you can use it to show off - people will instantly get jealous to your N900 when they see it!)
- Tux Race (now this is HUGE!)
- And finally, if you knew and liked the old Transport Tycoon game, you'll love OpenTTD. (my personal favourite time-consumer game)

Smaller ones:
- If you liked the WM "Bubble Breaker" game, then Blubbels
- Cube (it's a Rubik's cube)
- Impuzzle (play a puzzle game with one of your own images)
- EightyOne (sudoku - my other favourite time-consumer)
- Nako (memory game)
- Labirynth Lite (too short, too)

- SPB Wallet. Love this app.
What does it do? Perhaps someone could point you to a right alternative.

- An app or hack that will allow me to double click a certain keyboard button so I can open the multiTask screen. I dont like using TWO buttons for this. Or did I miss something BESIDES the top left corner screen?
If there are some apps already open, you can use the top-left corner with a single click to open the dashboard. (Or use Ctrl+Backspace.)
If there are no apps open in the background, it presents you the app menu button there.
Quite logical. But what is it you don't like about it?
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