Now that's sad. As has been noted several times on this forum, the N770/N800 have far more utility than, I believe, Nokia realizes. I also don't think Nokia realizes that their Internet Tablet is, in fact, a mini-computer capable of all manner of things. As such, its operating system (OS) deserves the attention given to OS' by other such manufacturers. In the early 80s, IBM developed the PC as an experiment. That experiment met the needs of a lot of people and turned into the greatest computing platform ever. A key partner to that success was the OS. Nokia can either limit the Internet Tablets utility by focusing on only one aspect and retiring older models much like their phones or wake up and see the potential which means these devices will not become outdated after, say, 18 months (this was a comment made by a Nokia leader in another forum). The first approach could generate revenue well beyond their expectations but requires more care, attention, and commitment. The second will alienate the community that is currently developing for them and that will likely result in lower revenue and the conclusion in Nokia that the tablets are just a niche device. Lastly, should Nokia conclude that they want to take the path that their devices are mini-computers with great potential then they need to alter how they release their next Internet Tablet. Specifically, they need to bring in the development community and 3rd party product manufacturers to ensure that, upon release, sufficient applications and accessories are available when the product is released. Using an example from another small yet powerful device, the PSP (Sony Play Station Portable), upon release there were numerous cases available, extra batteries, car kits, etc. While not a lot of games were available, there were at least ten and there were even some movies available. Without those, I doubt the PSP would have taken off as it did. Another contributor wrote that, unfortunately, the N800 is still largely a developer device. I think that says it all very well. Regards, Nick Shaw -----Original Message----- From: maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org [mailto:maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of Neil MacLeod Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 7:19 AM To: maemo-users at maemo.org Subject: [maemo-users] Re: Some Thoughts Regarding IT OS 2007 and the N800 Dr. Nicholas Shaw wrote: > Jakub, > > Regarding 12- 24-hour time, I recommend, for the next update, you provide > the ability of the user to choose which they desire. Military personnel in > the US, for example, use a 24-hour clock as do many international > corporations. Visitors to the US may see the N800 and decide to purchase > one at a local CompUSA and be disappointed that it uses US time. > Regards, > > Nick Shaw > A bug/enhancement request for precisely this issue has been in Maemo Bugzilla since the original OS 2005 release (November 2005!). Three major iterations of the OS later, and still no improvement. :( https://maemo.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=303 _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users at maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
