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2008-03-25
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2008-03-25
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it would have been interesting if nokia released the n800 with a phone, about the same time the iphone was released. then would the nit's would have been similarly as the iphone.
Or if Apple released the touch only..... then would it have gained as much popularity of the iphone/the internet tablets??
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They are clearly different products. i have both and like both. I don't quite understand why there is so much animosity to the apple devices here.
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2008-03-25
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its interesting how much "power" that gsm radio have in all this...
and also:
for me personally, its the style vs substance of apple.
sure, their products work. but they do so by locking you into the apple ecosystem.
its like a tech fashion show more then a geek fest imo.
but thats very imo...
btw, im the kind of person that wonder why people claim they need ms office, adobe photoshop or any other "brand name" app to get something done, when more often then not any other similar app could have done the exact job.
but then im not much of a brand name kind of guy. i balk at buying a expensive product just because some logo is slapped on it...
and to me, apple is an example of that in the tech world.
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2008-03-25
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sure, their products work. but they do so by locking you into the apple ecosystem.
its like a tech fashion show more then a geek fest imo.
but thats very imo...
btw, im the kind of person that wonder why people claim they need ms office, adobe photoshop or any other "brand name" app to get something done, when more often then not any other similar app could have done the exact job.
but then im not much of a brand name kind of guy. i balk at buying a expensive product just because some logo is slapped on it...
and to me, apple is an example of that in the tech world.
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i think most of the people who gravitate towards apple, and who are frustrated with the n800 are the non-geeks.
honestly, there is no other program than photoshop - gimp doesn't even come close to the high end features that CS3 provides, but i still love gimp for what it offers FOR FREE!
as for apple - you turn it on and everything works seamlessly - non of this "reflash this, install that" - Ubuntu is trying to get there, but it's a long ways off.
I sold my powerbook because it was too expensive to upgrade, but that doesn't mean i don't miss it.
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And you have a right to that opinion, as long as you remember that that is what it is. Obviously any computer ties you to its ecosystem, as you need software for it, parts for it. No different than any other system, just that in the windows/linux/PC world, becasue it is a much bigger market you don't see the locks because they are wider.
I am not someone who uses brand names either, but sadly I am not in the 'more often than not' catagory that you are.
If you actually 'need' photoshop or ms office, that is what you need. Neither of them have an equivilent piece of software. Sure, you can do similar things with other software, but not the same thing. I hate office with a passion, but in my job I have to use it. There is nothing else that does exactly the same job (and I wish there was). I have tried all the office clones, open source or commercial.
Again with photoshop, there is nothing to touch it if you need what it does although like you say, most people don't need what it does, they just pirated it as it was easier than getting something else.
I do to, I never buy something because of a trend, but to me apple isn't that. It is something that works without the hassle. If the nokia IT did what my iPod did, I would use it, but it doesn't. If a linux or windows PC did what my mac does, I would have it, but they don't so I don't. I don't see why I should compromise what I need because it is fasionable to call apple just a style thing.
But unlike what seems to be really common here, if someone else doesn't want to use what I am using, I really don't find it a big problem.
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