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2009-05-27
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As I feared: the 3G modem made them phonify it. Small screen + dumbed down keyboard renders the device identical to exisiting competitors like the iPhone, G1 (+ its undoubtedly nice successor) and Pre.
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2009-05-27
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@ Paris France
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2009-05-27
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1. Come out with ground-breaking R&D device (770) that defines a new nich for internet tabletsIt looks like the N900/maemo phone is supposed to fill the gap between (6) and (7). Actually, the fact that Nokia was willing to invest quite a bit and release three devices (four if you count wimax) before they got to the "???" step says a lot about them. I am sure quite a few companies would have dropped out long before.
2. Lose the metal cover, and follow up this device with a much more capable and versatile internet tablet (800). Add cool features like 2 SD card slots and a FM radio.
3. Shrink the device slightly to make the device more pocketable. Add a keyboard for thumb typing. Lose the radio. Abandon SD cards in favor of mini-SD cards to keep size down. Substitute 2 GB internal storage for removable storage.
4. Release another device. Experiment with wi-max, then abandon it
5. Continue to develop the maemo software
6. ???
7. Profit
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2009-05-27
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@ Agoura Hills Calif
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No dpad? Is there even an xterm? This looks more like a phone to me.
IT'S A TRAP!!!
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2009-05-27
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@ San Jose, CA
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A phone is interesting, and a netbook is interesting, but a tablet is what this community was built around, not "maemo".
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2009-05-27
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@ SLO, CA; United States
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#599
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2009-05-27
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@ Vancouver, BC, Canada
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No dpad? Is there even an xterm? This looks more like a phone to me.
IT'S A TRAP!!!
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disapointed by nokia, dpad, maemo phone, my tablet is crying, n900, nokia gets it wrong, openmoko, rover, rx-51, rx-71 needed, screen size, smartphone, t-mobile |
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I'm pretty sure that in the future we will all carry electronic reading devices in our bags (rather than books), and communicators in our pockets. Perhaps a "workstation" (aka netbook) in our backpack. I'd like to see free software running on all of them. Maemo and moblin are forging ahead by focusing on specific use cases.