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Originally Posted by sachin007
He didn't answer it.. He just re-directed Walt's attention to the N97...
I think this needs a different thread.
I did not get to understand what was the answer to the maemo question. does anyone have a link to the video?
Kind o' like when Grandpa pulled a quarter out of your ear when you asked him what that "F" word he said meant.
Walt apparently pronounced it Mimo and Endgadget cleaned up the transcript...
I posted it here because I thought it was relevant to the discussion. My bad
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2009-05-28
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Originally Posted by sachin007
That kinda doesn't matter to me. I hold some nostalgia for Nokia and Apple, but each at their own time, they have failed to give me the device I wanted on a schedule that I wanted.
Well its like being ditched by your girlfriend. You know u have to move on, but initially u are in a state of denial & hope. I had no idea that we would be discussing about nokia and nokia will stop producing tablets. It takes sometime for it to sink in.
2.5-3 years ago, Apple came up with 2 devices that were neat, but not what I wanted. And they pretty much made it clear that they wouldn't ever be the devices I wanted (no access to the unix layer, closed and semi-closed application ecosystem). So, rather than buying the iPhone or iPod Touch, I looked for a device that DID give me what I wanted. And that's how I wound up with an N800, and later an N810.
Great choice, and I loved it while it lasted. But last year, I realized that what I wanted, and to some degree needed, was 1 pocketable device ... not two. For that, I needed Nokia to give me a Maemo phone. At that time, it didn't look like they'd be going that direction, certainly not any time soon (and, I was right: it has been a YEAR). So I started to look elsewhere. Though that process, I wound up with a G1.
The fact that Nokia may now release the product I wanted doesn't make me regret buying the G1. It was the right decision for me at the time, and it mostly does the job I want (more so than a 2 device solution was). Waiting around for company A to get off their duffs while company B has a perfectly useful solution is just a waste of false loyalty, IMO.
Do what makes sense NOW, not what MIGHT makes sense 3 months from now, IF Nokia maybe does what you want.
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2009-05-28
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Originally Posted by YoDude
No. i meant that it need a discussion by itself.No offense.
He didn't answer it.. He just re-directed Walt's attention to the N97...
Kind o' like when Grandpa pulled a quarter out of your ear when you asked him what that "F" word he said meant.
Walt apparently pronounced it Mimo and Endgadget cleaned up the transcript...
I posted it here because I thought it was relevant to the discussion. My bad
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2009-05-28
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@johnkzin
I think a lot of people are already doing what you suggest, looking in other directions. However, I thnk most of them are hoping Nokia comes up with something that will meet their needs. Why? Not out of false loyalty. Perhaps because there is a sizable community & support in place here. A Nokia/Maemo product is more of a known quantity, in terms of things like hacking, quality, etc. Making the jump (yet again for some) is not a decision to be made hastily or lightly. There will be some verbal agonizing to go with it.
I'll admit the major part of my decision to purchase a N800 was due to the hardware, not the software. Once I determined that the software wasn't a dealbreaker, I bought it.
In a couple months, you may see me here asking if we can forward-port (? is that a real term) Maemo4/OS2008 onto a newly released Nokia device. What I have seen so far of fremantle, frankly for me is a strike against a new device.
I think a lot of people are already doing what you suggest, looking in other directions. However, I thnk most of them are hoping Nokia comes up with something that will meet their needs. Why? Not out of false loyalty. Perhaps because there is a sizable community & support in place here. A Nokia/Maemo product is more of a known quantity, in terms of things like hacking, quality, etc. Making the jump (yet again for some) is not a decision to be made hastily or lightly. There will be some verbal agonizing to go with it.
I'll admit the major part of my decision to purchase a N800 was due to the hardware, not the software. Once I determined that the software wasn't a dealbreaker, I bought it.
In a couple months, you may see me here asking if we can forward-port (? is that a real term) Maemo4/OS2008 onto a newly released Nokia device. What I have seen so far of fremantle, frankly for me is a strike against a new device.
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2009-05-28
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Originally Posted by lm2
I like this post so well I thought it deserved re-posting. You put it so well; my Tablet is "the first thing I've purchased that I felt was new every day."
While I loaded some movies on my tablet and view pdfs on there now and again, these were, for me, never central use cases. But that doesn't mean that I don't commiserate with the rest of you for whom they are central activities on your beloved tablet.
For me, my n800 was my first (and only) mobile web device. I loved getting to know it, finding new things to do with it, new ways it changed my life. It's the first thing I've purchased that I felt was new every day.
But for me, the draw of this community *was* and *is* maemo-centric, not tablet-centric. True, I don't care much about a netbook, but rather mobile web on a maemo device. I've spent so many hours learning about linux and maemo, learning what can and can't be done, and having confidence that, in the end, just about *everything* can be done, and usually by a nice and enterprising member of our community. THIS is the draw for me, personally.
So the fact that nokia is going full-throttle with an open OS that I love is more than a little solace. And while a smaller maemo device is welcome in my book, I'd hate to lose members of the community because a tablet is not forthcoming. Here's hoping those members stick around by finding alternate hardware that can run MER. I can say with confidence that if the bulk of the community spends more time on MER, I will seriously consider abandoning fremantle for MER even on the new device .
Unlike you, I came for the hardware -- but I guess I could say that I stayed for the software and the way this community has supported/advanced it.
I really hope Nokia comes out with a new Tablet, not just for my use but to keep this forum/group from splintering. (Sort of like Reggie bringing back the old forum styles!)
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2009-05-28
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Okay I am done crying ... when can I buy my unlocked N900 directly from Nokia?
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2009-05-28
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Originally Posted by Texrat
Even if it comes late as I'm trying to catch up with this monster-thread once again.
On a somewhat related note, I have a job interview with Microsoft tomorrow... let the arrows fly!
Good luck to you!
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2009-05-28
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I can't understand how can they refuse to take texrat (feh!).
If I were one of those recruiters, I'd recognize the talent :-)
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Good morning guys ! this is my 100th post !!!
I'm very surprised to read here that a lot of members are not so much interested in Maemo for itself and that, for them, it's just a different flavor of Linux.
I just find it very unfair for the people who are developping and maintaining Maemo.
I tried many Linuxes on laptop, notebooks and even on Sharp Zaurus ... and let me tell you that MAEMO IS AMAZING.
Why ?
Because it is really designed for handheld use, and this makes a huge difference in term of :
- power management (crappy on Zaurus, amazing on N8xx)
- ergonomy
- reliability
- snappyness (overall reactivity)
Of course i didn't try Android yet ... but when I read some comments here I have the feeling that sometime we behave like spoiled children.
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I'm very surprised to read here that a lot of members are not so much interested in Maemo for itself and that, for them, it's just a different flavor of Linux.
I just find it very unfair for the people who are developping and maintaining Maemo.
I tried many Linuxes on laptop, notebooks and even on Sharp Zaurus ... and let me tell you that MAEMO IS AMAZING.
Why ?
Because it is really designed for handheld use, and this makes a huge difference in term of :
- power management (crappy on Zaurus, amazing on N8xx)
- ergonomy
- reliability
- snappyness (overall reactivity)
Of course i didn't try Android yet ... but when I read some comments here I have the feeling that sometime we behave like spoiled children.
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