Thread: N900 Issues: For Potential Buyers
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2010-05-13 , 17:18
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#23
Originally Posted by giecsar View Post
I think someone already said this, but some of the "issues" you mention aren't really issues, it's just stuff you don't like or doesn't suit your needs.

The lack of the portrait mode for instance is not an issue at all, it is by design. Take a closer look at the "Nokia" logo and the "N900" text, what's the orientation? When you slide out the keyboard, what's its orientation? When you pull out the kickstand to watch a movie, what's the orientation of the screen?
The N900 has phone capabilities as an added bonus, but it's actually an internet tablet (or mobile computer if you like). This is what everyone forgets and then gets frustrated about the interface not working in portrait mode like any other phone.
Please be more specific. Which ones are the things I have listed that are not real issues and I will edit. For example someone said their is a third party app to get call divert. I did not know about that. I edited my first post to reflect there is such an app. It is still an issue because some willl not know there is a third party app and some will expect them to be in there without the need for a third party app. But they certainly do exist and apart from the last section they are things I know for certain others besides me have experienced.

The point of the list is that everyone says you should have done your research. It is in no way intended as a review. It is a list of things that you may not get from reviews and may only get by using the device for a certain period. It is a warning for potential buyers. I have no duty to Nokia to not deprive them of any potential customers. If anything on the list is an issue for them they consider, weigh it against all the pluses and make their decision.