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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by matthewcc
It's not useless. It may be limited but there really is no alternative at the moment. When around 100% of people I want to communicate with have push e-mail on their phones, then it's useless. The whole point of it is that you can capture a specific moment and share it right when it happens and the person in the receiving end really receives it instantly too. It's not a poor mans substitute for sharing pictures in Flickr or sending a bunch of photos in e-mail.
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by pr0xyfl00d3r
Very true, but equally so that the function should have been out of the box at launch. Why create an issue that is simple to fix, but will hurt sales?
Portrait comin soon
mms comin soon
has far has app store, iphone been out ova 3years plenty of time to get loads of apps so in time loads of apps will be out!!
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2009-11-11
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#13
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Originally Posted by jsa
OK, Ill buy that, but the crazy thing is many people who won't front the money for a email enabled phone also will not pay for mms (picture messaging) service on thier contract either... or is this just my group of lame friends?
It's not useless. It may be limited but there really is no alternative at the moment. When around 100% of people I want to communicate with have push e-mail on their phones, then it's useless. The whole point of it is that you can capture a specific moment and share it right when it happens and the person in the receiving end really receives it instantly too. It's not a poor mans substitute for sharing pictures in Flickr or sending a bunch of photos in e-mail.
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by jsa
Agreed. While personally I've never used it, it's an instant way of sharing something without sending people to websites (Facebook, Flickr etc), many of whom don't have internet access on their phones as it is.
It's not useless. It may be limited but there really is no alternative at the moment. When around 100% of people I want to communicate with have push e-mail on their phones, then it's useless. The whole point of it is that you can capture a specific moment and share it right when it happens and the person in the receiving end really receives it instantly too. It's not a poor mans substitute for sharing pictures in Flickr or sending a bunch of photos in e-mail.
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by Rushmore
The logical conclusion would be that either everybody in charge has been dropped on his/her head or that it is, just maybe, not that simple to fix and they estimated delaying further would hurt sales more. Somehow one of those options sounds a lot more probable than the other.
Very true, but equally so that the function should have been out of the box at launch. Why create an issue that is simple to fix, but will hurt sales?
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by Laughingstok
I agree.
No MMS? Wow. I guess anymore uploading it to facebook or what not is becoming more popular then sending a picture to someone's phone so they can view it on their tiny screen.
For me, MMS is old & limited technology.
http://maemo.nokia.com/maemo-select/...r-nokia-share/
Here's an N900 application that might interest people looking for MMS:
Pixelpipe Media Gateway for Nokia Share
Liberate your media with Pixelpipe. Upload photos, video clips, and audio files through the Pixelpipe Media Gateway and distribute your content across over 100+ social networks, photo/video sites, blogs, and other online services.
With Pixelpipe you’re able to publish text, photos, videos, and audio directly to Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, MySpace, and many other supported services – making it one of the easiest and quickest ways to distribute your content across the web.
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by attila77
Again, if we get portrait texting and browsing, almost everyone will be happy and the others will never ever be happy- regardless.
The logical conclusion would be that either everybody in charge has been dropped on his/her head or that it is, just maybe, not that simple to fix and they estimated delaying further would hurt sales more. Somehow one of those options sounds a lot more probable than the other.
I suggest they focus on those two points and everything else will be gravy
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by pr0xyfl00d3r
How many million iphones are out there? and nokia can't even manage to get N900 (oh, finally shipping eh?) out. Would be nice if maemo sees wider adoption and phones don't cost $500.
Portrait comin soon
mms comin soon
has far has app store, iphone been out ova 3years plenty of time to get loads of apps so in time loads of apps will be out!!
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by hypnotik
But phones do cost $500. Don't let yourself be deluded by carrier subsidies, at the end you will pay a lot more.
How many million iphones are out there? and nokia can't even manage to get N900 (oh, finally shipping eh?) out. Would be nice if maemo sees wider adoption and phones don't cost $500.
If people really fret so much over paying $500 up front, then they could buy the device with a credit card and pay it in parts.
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2009-11-11
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Originally Posted by mrojas
Yes, phones may cost more than $500 in the long-run, but I'm talking about marketing psychology, visible advertised sub $200 price-points etc.
But phones do cost $500. Don't let yourself be deluded by carrier subsidies, at the end you will pay a lot more.
If people really fret so much over paying $500 up front, then they could buy the device with a credit card and pay it in parts.