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Originally Posted by stevenf View Post
All I'm trying to say is: either it's a consumer device, or you have to break out the compiler or dive into dependency hell if you want a piece of functionality on par with an $10 alarm clock. You can't have it both ways.
Sure we can.

The N800 does perform many tasks effectively out of the box. Yes, there are still quirks but for the most part it's complete.

The dividing line between consumer device and "wonderbox capable of doing so many things if the tools are just ported/developed" lies at different places for different users. That is exactly why the tablet can and does "have it both ways". It is very difficult to encapsulate the standard (or common) user experience because IMO it doesn't really exist-- yet. So it's very broad and subjective.

The N800 experience continues to evolve, too. It is still a novel platform. Someday it will reach a point of refinement to where the out-of-box experience is, say, 98% equivalent to current laptops and at that point the definitions won't be as hard to nail down.