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2009-11-25
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#32
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Originally Posted by Bratag
Hah' that was money well spent
Ahh he just has sand in his vag because he wasted 100 bucks getting the device early
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2009-11-25
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#33
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Originally Posted by bbin
I do think that he makes a good point in that this is like a 1.0 release in that there is going to be a lot of room for improvement. Maemo is far from a mature product as a phone and it will take some time for it to be. After seeing all the issues Android went through, that shouldn't be a shocker. It also shouldn't be a shocker that a device that lets you do more is going to show you additional flaws.
Yes you seem to have some sort of agendaOne question has been bothering me... Why is it so important for you to make people believe in your "excels at nothing"-point of view?
Personally, it looks like it is going to be what I want, since phone functionality is somewhat secondary. I don't live on my cell phone and often it spends a lot of time off. That being said, I could used a portable computer which I can do some web browsing and other functions that need a computer. I expect that things will improve as times goes on.
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2009-11-25
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#34
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Originally Posted by Megacrazy
You know - you could just take the phone back and get a refund since you bought it from the store. Just a suggestion. You do seem very determined to make everyone else adopt your - "it sucks" opinion.
You got me. My agenda is that I have all sorts of phones on my desk and I am comparing them. This is a forum where people post opinions. Why does everyone posting negative facts about the N900 need to have an agenda?
Why don't you post something that this phone excels at?
Here's one to get you started:
- Performing the same tasks (browsing, bluetooth music), the iPhone is left with about 55% battery...the N900 with about 75%. So there you go. Battery life.
I will acknowledge that there appear to be some hardware (Mic not working) and software (random reboot) issues with some peoples devices and thats bad - but overall I think the response has been positive.
Anyway I guess if I hated a device as much as you seem to hate this one - I wouldnt keep it when I have the option of getting my money back.
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2009-11-25
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#35
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Originally Posted by Megacrazy
You made some good points in your post, but the statement I quote above is incorrect. Remember, the N900 is targeted at early adopters, gearheads, and most importantly, developers! The N900 is better than other devices for that group. It leverages technologies that most open source desktop developers are already familiar with. Open source developers are going to find themselves irresistibly attracted to this device because of that. Early adopters and gearheads are going to reap the rewards of that. I too wouldn't recommend the N900 to my non-geek friends. Just yesterday I encouraged one of them to get the Droid. But for geeks, the N900 is the bomb!
Is it better than other devices on the market? I would say it excels at nothing.
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2009-11-25
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#36
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Originally Posted by Megacrazy
It does make the image look sharper, but for practical purposes it probably doesn't make a huge difference. But it does help when you output it using the TV out.
Surely you are kidding about this point right? Resolution is lower but I don't think this was ever a problem when using the device.
Jailbreak and you can multitask as much as you want. In fact, I do that on a daily basis. The point is correct though. You can watch the iPhone battery evaporate if you leave things open.
Except that you can install anything you want on the iPhone if you jailbreak. Let's also remember that you HAVE stuff to install on the iPhone as opposed to 2 weather widgets on the N900. I doubt any other device out there beats the iPhone at this right now.
You make some other points about how smoothly the N900 works with music etc. That is completely laughable. The media player on the N900 comes nowhere close to the iPod. Also, the iPod/Phone doesn't even flinch if you play music in the background and do something else...say browse the web, play a game...you name it.
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Originally Posted by ysss
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...
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2009-11-25
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#37
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Originally Posted by iJanne
Many thanks to iJanne, for this post, very well formed. I found myself agreeing with your outlook on the Maemo platform, and the N900.
...as a computer or a netbook.
Nokia's roadmap clearly states that Maemo 6 is the consumer release. Agreed, that may be late time-wise, but at least they are moving. Maemo 6, I don't think they can afford to miss, but anyone thinking Maemo 5 would release as a final product simply didn't read the big print in my opinion. This manifests itself in things like missing OVI support, missing features, Maemo is still short of the final Qt user-interface etc. This is all public info! Because of my relatively low expectations, the N900 absolutely blew me away when I got it. It is really, really good for what it is. And actually obsoleted my iPod touch which I wasn't going to obsolete. The music-playing experience in the N900 is great, other than for the playlist management which I don't use.
Originally Posted by Megacrazy
Megacrazy, just curious I read in one of your other posts where you stated you had something like 8 smartphones on your desk. I am just curious as to which ones, would you mind listing them?
...I have all sorts of phones on my desk and I am comparing them. ...
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2009-11-25
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#38
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Why don't you post something that this phone excels at?
1. use my bank's website (access my account, pay my bills etc.) easily
2. Order movie tickets
3. music blog i listen to and read regularily
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2009-11-25
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Originally Posted by Laughing Man
All valid points.
It does make the image look sharper, but for practical purposes it probably doesn't make a huge difference. But it does help when you output it using the TV out.
Several problems with that. For one it requires you to jailbreak the device meaning each Apple update means you have to wait till that update is jailbroken. Two, last time I checked backgrounder and kikare (or whatever the second one was called) weren't 100% solid. 3) The iPhone's apps are likely designed around using the available resources since Apple provided them with a system where only one application runs at a time (besides Apple approves applications like their media player, telephone operations, etc..).
See above post about the problem with jailbreaking.
So far from the videos I've seen in your thread, yours seems to be the only one with the issue with playing music and doing something else. Is it not as smooth as the iPod/iPhone? Yes, but then again the iPhone came from the iPod lineage where its primary function was music (and later other media). While the n900 came from the tablets lineage where the purpose is all around functionality.
One thing I don't care about though: where, who, how these phones came from. They're all players in the market. Point is, the iPhone is a much smoother user experience overall. Let's not pretend like it's not. Can the N900 play music and browse the web at the same time? Sure it can...just not at iPhone levels.
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2009-11-25
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Wonder why ?
No flash and only 320x480..
Much less to handle + that you cant multitask and do other demanding stuff at the same time...
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Cant you just go back to youre Iphone and be happy
I can take youre N900
No flash and only 320x480..
Much less to handle + that you cant multitask and do other demanding stuff at the same time...
Edit
Cant you just go back to youre Iphone and be happy
I can take youre N900
Why don't you post something that this phone excels at?
Here's one to get you started:
- Performing the same tasks (browsing, bluetooth music), the iPhone is left with about 55% battery...the N900 with about 75%. So there you go. Battery life.