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That's really a fact of life here: details of any product cannot be discussed before such a product is launched. It is a kind of problem for us that are heavily involved in the development: sometimes it's hard to comment even on a very general and innocent level on a particular discussion, because what we don't say can be interpreted to mean just as much as what we say about something.

But rest assured, many involved people are reading these discussions, even if they cannot really actively comment on certain topics. I personally generally feel that no teasers is the best policy, as not to annoy anyone.

As Wittgenstein wrote in Tractatus: "That which we cannot speak of we must pass over in silence".

Oh I am sorry, I got the minor digit wrong... I humbly apologise, please understand I don't own any Apple stuff (erm, OK maybe I have a single gen 3 iPod in a drawer with a long dead battery) and consequently I don't follow their OS development religously! Whether it's 10.4, 10.5 or 10.whatever it's apparent that Apple don't support their hardware "for ever" which is the basic point being made here... feel free to correct me though!

Yeah, I'll only touch on what's readily available to the public and even then I'm not gonna elaborate. Isn't figuring it out on your own or being surprised more fun guys? Along with some gentle teasing of course (I see ragnar disagrees).

Speaking of disagreeing:

Being vapid is my strong suit.

And we've been round and round on this. Yes, a FEW are annoyed, as ragnar mentioned. But what's the real harm? I'm not going to risk the wrath of Nokia by discussing unreleased details, and I don't see how anyone is injured with a few "vapid" comments.

And to respond to another poster: as one other already said, and I will confirm, I'm in no position whatsoever to reveal hard details on unreleased products. I cannot and will not place myself in any real risk here, sorry. I also can't speak for any other Nokia employees. Hey, just having ragnar drop in and torture you all with me is something, right?

yeah I agree, fact of life. I would really love it to beta test the next device, and I think it would really be cool if Nokia were to hand out a couple devices to the community (with NDAs of course) for such testing.

And I do feel for you guys that do have knowledge. You guys must be burning to reveal details, and at the same time are probably getting pestered into releasing those same details. Keeping your lips sealed while holding up to that pressure is admirable. I really admire that loyalty.

jzencovich, if you only knew... [imagine symbol for "fighting that burning detail revelation urge"]

Dear Nokia Development Team (or whom it may concern):


Most companies have mobile internet wrong. The internet is not designed for tablets, UMPC's, etc. Same thing with cell phones.

The power of portability comes in applications. I dont want to goto maps.google.com. That website expects me to me on a 1ghz+ computer with 512 ram. BUT, Google Mobile Maps application (for cell phones, PDA's) and the iPhone Google Maps application, are designed for portable usage. Same thing with the Gmail app, and the iPhone Youtube application.


So, to make this easy:

1. Port over a version of google maps for the new tablet.

2. Give us a Gmail app, a Flickr app, Myspace, and maybe Facebook.

3. Design a template, and maybe a Design Suite for users to create their own websites that will be directly compatible with the next tablet.

4. Tabbed browsing

5. If it will have a keyboard, then it will need AIM, Yahoo IM, and MSN. At least AOL IM.


Mobile computing is done through touch. We cannot avoid the internet, but when we can take the important parts, and make them into useful applications, we all win.

by the way Tex, i think your text is slanted not from your inability to discuss certain subjects, but from your use of italics.

Just an observation

Garage, as this form factor becomes more popular, I fully expect third parties to climb all over each other providing exactly what you request.