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Originally Posted by Nathraiben View Post
Sure, but isn't it OUR responsibility to check which kind of sacrifice we're willing to make? Would you march into the next best ice cream parlour and order a banana split to then whine about how you wanted something with strawberry ice cream in it...?

(Or, to keep the metaphor more topic-specific: Would you wait for someone to thank the parlour owner for their wonderful banana split, to then chime in and call the customer stupid for liking that terrible banana split and not realising that there's no strawberry in it? )

Though, back to your replies, I'm still not sure what "quick tasks" and "casual" features you're missing. For me there's not much of a sacrifice to make while using my N900. It does all the things I ever did with my phones (make and receive calls, check mails, use the calculator because I cannot calculate worth **** , take notes and - lately - browse the web), and the only real problem I've ever had is that I tend to run out of battery when I'm online for too long.

Really, it's the perfect device for myself, and I just don't get how that makes me "blind", just because my priority is on other functionalities than MMS (or whatever else it is that makes this device "lacking").
Oh I'm not complaining. I just wish there was a device out there that didn't require me to make sacrifices in some regard (there sadly is no perfect platform for me, the N900 is as close as it gets for now). I think I'll only find one in the far future or if I learn to let go of some desires.

As for what, it's not really the N900s fault as it is the developers out there who fall into the app paradigm trap when they could design a nice website all pocketable computers and smartphones can use. For example, a nice geolocation site for cheap gas prices would be nice for when I'm driving. Right now it's using the gasbuddy or gasbuddy mobile site for me.
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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...