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Originally Posted by extendedping View Post
how many things were people supposed to check without actually owning the phone? I mean I checked that there was a chess app before buying, how could I know that it was barely usable and that you could not even distinguish the pieces?
sigh...so we are talking about games...again...

E.g. going into a store (if there is one around) and trying it?
Afair there was also a N900 emulator...

Originally Posted by extendedping View Post
btw I have a friend who plays chess and is a linux admin and I showed him the phone. he then asked to see the chess app and as it was basically unusable he asked me to install different one. when I said there were no more choices he just laughed and picked up his htc evo.

I applaud this forum and linux in general but no way am I jumping on the "thank you nokia" bandwagon regarding this device. that's almost like having stockholm syndrome...
Unusable?
Did you expect 8cm large figures?
;-)