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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
HDMI output versus composite. Why would you switch to the N8? Just to prove a point?
You guys totally got me there, you're right that was very poor argumentation. I don't think it was very clear even to me what my point was, and so my delivery was really off.

What just gets to me is how the Atrix seems to do a lot of things that can already be done with earlier devices (such as N8, N900, tonnes of other Android devices), but the Atrix adds a dock into the equation. It tries to tie you down to accessories and all the while reversing the point of having a "all-in-one" device, to a device that needs additional parts to make it work fully. (Still waiting for comments on my take on this kind of IMO backwards philosophy, guys!)

To me this doesn't really sound like its worth the investment of money from me, nor does it qualify in my book as radically new and exciting technology, which doesn't seem to be the case for many.

You guys also had me there when comparing composite to HDMI; of course HDMI is more enjoyable and it wasn't my intention to dispute that. What I tried to point out is how viewing your mobile's apps on a computer screen can already be done with devices that came before the Atrix, and although Atrix does it a little better (and I feel we're talking cosmetics here), if my current device can already do it, I won't consider this a new innovation that could be useful to me. I'll rather wait for the next device to come along that does this without the extra accessories.

So then, with the risk of being accused of changing my argument again to better match my point, I will press the "submit reply" button! I guess I just say whatever I want, and mean whatever I want by it, huh?
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