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BigBadGuber!	2011-08-12 , 16:24
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Originally Posted by larux

I have used N9's vkb twice and have to say that's it's just vkb. It's comparable iPod Touch that I also have.

I have been spoiled by physical kb (N900) so my opinion is a bit biased.

Still recommendation is STRONG buy. gadget is amazing. Simply amazing. Want it now.

There was another guy from California who tested it and compared it to Nexus, claiming more misspellings with N9. Again, I have not tested it, and all I can do is gather info from people that had chance to play with it. I certainly would hate to buy a device that I hate to type on, and be told by other members: Well, we told you so! You know what I mean.

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	keflex	2011-08-12 , 16:27
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Some guy in California makes a couple of typos
THE VIRTUAL KEYBOARD IS TERRIBLE THE N9 SUCKS

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	keflex	2011-08-12 , 16:28
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Originally Posted by umo120

Yep, good old business strategy "it's superb product on (my) paper so who would need to know if it actually sells?"

Look buddy if you want to straw man it up be my guest, but don't expect me to actually put any effort into replying to you.

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jalyst	2011-08-12 , 16:30
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Originally Posted by BigBadGuber!

There was another guy from California who tested it and compared it to Nexus, claiming more misspellings with N9..

Yeah but he conceded later that the guy before him seemed to have much less problem typing.
So it it may have been his motor skills weren't as quickly adaptable for the 5-min he had to use it.

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hotnikkelz	2011-08-12 , 16:35
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The VKB is at worse average. That is not the issue. It's not being released in certain areas NOT because of the incompetence of the device (which we have not heard of mind you) but because Elop basically KILLED the thought of long term support with his statements.
So yeah why would the biggest smartphone markets wanna buy a device after Elop said things like
'Meego is experimental'
'Meego isn't ready, it won't be till 2013 so we went WP7'
'n9 is going to be the only meego device'
'we're cutting Meego expenditure DRASTICALLY, and shift most of our resources to make sure wp7 doesn't fail'

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umo120	2011-08-12 , 16:39
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Originally Posted by keflex

Look buddy if you want to straw man it up be my guest, but don't expect me to actually put any effort into replying to you.

Thanks for your prompt response!

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	daperl	2011-08-12 , 16:55
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Originally Posted by BigBadGuber!

I heard from several reviewers that VKB is not that good. If VKB is not that good, that is a definite deal breaker. Who knows what else may not be good, hence ship it to the Third World

Well, as someone that's been using an n950 as their primary phone for about a month now, I'm here to say that as default VKBs go, it's very good, especially since you can set the space bar for word completion. I too have an iPod touch; the MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan VKB is on par with the iOS VKB. I know VKBs well enough. I've written a few, and it's no stretch to admit that after PR 1.1, the n900 VKB was one of the biggest pieces of sh*t ever coded.

Please stop repeating your negative VKB hearsay. It's basically FUD.

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Kozzi	2011-08-12 , 17:18
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Originally Posted by selfish_russian

Eff'in pentile on N9:

Damn!

Mustn't come as a surprise since n9 has 3.9" screen and min requirement for non pentile amoled is >4". Btw Looks like it has a pentile RGBW, which is great.

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mikecomputing	2011-08-12 , 17:29
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Originally Posted by keflex

had a bit of an email back-and-forth with stephen today. I do actually trust the executive to make the best decisions they can, and I believe this is what they are doing. as kanishou has pointed out, most consumers don't consider things like open-ness and data ownership when purchasing a new phone. if most consumers do not value these things, why should nokia? the neckbeard fury is getting old, and the supreme ignorance of business logic even moreso. I will likely buy an N9,because I like the N9. if you do not, that's fine; that's the beauty of a capitalist marketplace. but kicking & screaming solves nothing, and makes you look pathetic.

you really had to be kidding!? why do people prefer Android then!? are u saying those people will run WP in some year? oh well maybe they will but nor because.they want more because they muust wnhen MicroNokia and Apple has sued all companys for runing Android == means they will kill it.

If thats what you think younger generation do then I really dissagree...

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mikecomputing	2011-08-12 , 17:35
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Originally Posted by abill_uk

He has cut down drastically on many things including outlets and advertising.

The device will sell itself thanks to this community and the rest of the world and by judging the pure frustration on this thread it is obviously going to be one hell of a storm this time and probably Nokia's best creation.

ROTFL so you really think it will sell well without marketing resources not a chance.

I will buy the deviced but with lack of marketing it will fail globally. It mayh sell well in northeurope and ausstria but the rest it will fail thanks too Elop and his Microsoftteam...