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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
If the screen size is staying the same, what's the point of increasing the resolution?
Hahaha. No. The screen size isn't changing (not dramatically, anyway).
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2009-04-26
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Oh, yeah, Krisse, I forgot to say: Welcome back! Good to see you!
(I never agreed with your campaign against Fit Width to View, but I sure liked Tablet School, your good humor, and your fine writing.
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And there's no change in screen resolution planned.
(I never agreed with your campaign against Fit Width to View, but I sure liked Tablet School, your good humor, and your fine writing.
)And there's no change in screen resolution planned.
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by GeraldKo
I thought they said at the maemo summit that the resolution would go up to 1024 or something?
Oh, yeah, Krisse, I forgot to say: Welcome back! Good to see you!
(I never agreed with your campaign against Fit Width to View, but I sure liked Tablet School, your good humor, and your fine writing.
And there's no change in screen resolution planned.
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Originally Posted by krisse
As GeraldKo says, there's no increase in resolution.
If the screen size is staying the same, what's the point of increasing the resolution?
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
Is it going to remain a general computer with no specific purpose?
As GeraldKo says, there's no increase in resolution.
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by krisse
I don't know how to answer this question, and I'm not sure what's wrong with it being a computer in your pocket (your premise is fatally flawed).
Is it going to remain a general computer with no specific purpose?
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by krisse
I propose taking this recent conversation over to Idle Speculation, where I just responded, without knowing it, to your post here.
Is it going to remain a general computer with no specific purpose?
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
There's nothing wrong with a general pocket computer without telephony. I'm just wondering why no one else is making them after four years of Nokia doing so.
I don't know how to answer this question, and I'm not sure what's wrong with it being a computer in your pocket (your premise is fatally flawed).
If a product's going to be successful, it has to either break into an existing market or find a new market. How can maemo 5 devices do either of those things if they stay pretty much the same as maemo 4 devices? What will change that will suddenly get people interested in the device?
The iPod Touch is cited on here as an example of a successful pocket computer, but most people don't buy it as a computer, they buy it as a media player. If you look at the customer comments for the iPod Touch on Amazon, most of them discuss media playback as the main feature. They might mention the other stuff too, but it's clearly not the driving force for their purchase.
This is a typical review for the iPod Touch on Amazon:
"As an iPod music player the iPod Touch is fantastic. As a photo browser it's great. As a video player it is, screen size limitation aside, incredible. And as a game platform it is super fun! Throw in PDA capabilities and WiFi connectivity and you've got a major winner."
...does that sound anything like a typical maemo user?
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2009-04-26
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Originally Posted by krisse
I'd say the technology hasn't quite gotten to the point where it needs to be for a general purpose pocket computer to really do what people need it to do until now.
There's nothing wrong with a general pocket computer without telephony. I'm just wondering why no one else is making them after four years of Nokia doing so.
Intel's certainly pushing MIDs, Microsoft has Origami, and there are several companies pushing extremely powerful ARM SoCs that fall outside the range for smartphone devices. The big players see the potential in the market segment even if you don't. The netbook's dominance will be short lived. People don't want smaller laptops, they want something that fits in their pockets, and smartphones just don't cut it for browsing Facebook.
Originally Posted by krisse
Nokia's broken into the market, now they're ramping up to watch it explode.
If a product's going to be successful, it has to either break into an existing market or find a new market. How can maemo 5 devices do either of those things if they stay pretty much the same as maemo 4 devices? What will change that will suddenly get people interested in the device?
The form factor may be similar, but the guts aren't even remotely comparable. An OMAP3 tablet is in a different universe from an OMAP2 tablet. It's got the guts to provide a smooth web experience, to be a powerful media player, to run those 3D games, and generally do everything one would expect a laptop to do, but also fits in your pocket.
Originally Posted by krisse
. . . and what's preventing the Maemo 5 device from being that, too?
The iPod Touch is cited on here as an example of a successful pocket computer, but most people don't buy it as a computer, they buy it as a media player.
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