"...the four or so homescreens work out well, and to my mind borrow heavily from the iPhone..."
It's very frustrating, reading pages like this.
The thing that always annoyed me about people who compare products with Apple ones is assume that Apple invented it. -_-. Maybe they were innovative with it (E.g. they applied it before anyone else applied it to a device) but that doesn't mean they invented it. Like Nintendo didn't invent motion sensing for videogames, they simply innovated by dedicating a videogame console around motion control.
I'd say the 4 homescreens are closer to a Linux virtual desktop than the homescreen. The homescreen for the iPhone is just an app launcher, while the 4 home screens allow for real information and interaction.
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Originally Posted by ysss
They're maemo and MeeGo...
"Meamo!" sounds like what Zorro would say to catherine zeta jones... after she slaps him for looking at her dirtily...
its like asking a monkey to review the phone, judging by this reviewer's approach to the N900.
Its like saying Mercedes have the best design and best engine, and not accepting Audi or BMW. Cmon reviewer, there are plenty of phones that are better now, N900, DROID, and HTCHD2. Just because average america is mindless heard of dumb sheep that goes with Apple, don't say that its better than other options.
I'd say the 4 homescreens are closer to a Linux virtual desktop than the homescreen. The homescreen for the iPhone is just an app launcher, while the 4 home screens allow for real information and interaction.