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Originally Posted by etuoyo View Post
Maybe what he is saying is that it should have been something simple for Nokia to fix since no other device has such issues. He does not mean simple so he should be the one to fix it.
That's why I stated that no other device is so unsuitable for the masses and non-tech-savy people in general. Anyone with a decent experience in computing knows no device or system is perfect. I work on a daily basis with Linux, Windows and OS X, and I don't think any of these systems has ever been able to deliver everything I want from it out of the box.

But let me state clearly that I am not trying to defend Nokia here: There is simply no defence for a lot of the cock-ups they made with the launch of this device. It's just that I am too cynical to believe claims made by any manufacturer. I know from "the other devices" they have their own share of problems as well. The way I took the initial comment is: The problem is simple, why haven't you solved it. Hence my reply: Fix it yourself as I don't think Nokia will care enough to do it for you. If you're not up to that, than live with your problem or sell the device.

After all it is not like Nokia was giving this thing away for free to developers only. People actually paid a lot of money for the N900.
No. It was not for free. And me being far from rich have spent quite a few hours contemplating whether or not to get this device. Once finished, I knew what I could expect; A first made device considered more to be an experiment (with tech-savy people to improve code as it's target) than a market ready device for the masses that "just want things working".

I know many people here expected the n900 to be such a mass-ready device, for whatever reason, and I believe they are wrong. This device is not human-ready but it can be made just that.