I hear what you're saying; however, I'm not certain the result is valid. While you're correct that all of them can be reset, applications can still cause them to fail. For example, without all the applications I run installed, the Palm T3 stays up-and-running without effort. With all the applications, it fails at least once a day. It took me a week to track down the specific program. In short, yes, the way the OS' are implemented is different but the effects of errant applications can be the same. Regards, Nick Shaw -----Original Message----- From: maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org [mailto:maemo-users-bounces at maemo.org] On Behalf Of Frantisek Dufka Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:18 AM To: Dr. Nicholas Shaw Cc: maemo-users at maemo.org Subject: Re: IT OS 2007 v.3 Upgrade Dr. Nicholas Shaw wrote: > - I don't get a similar statement on a Palm device when I install non-Palm > software (it's an OS, people install software). > - I don't get a similar statement on a Windows mobile device when I install > non-Windows software. > - I don't get a similar statement on my cell phone when I install non-vendor > software. > > Thus, what makes the tablet different? I think it is slightly different since in all those examples you have simple way to recover because the basic system is in ROM and undamaged and you can do 'hard reset' clearing RAM and system boots. On the tablet you can remove/break even system files since they are mixed with user stuff in same filesystem. The only way to recover is to flash device over USB cable which is a bit harder and you need to download firmware and flasher. So all those devices are self-repairing, nokia tablet is not. I'm not sure this make some legal difference but technically there is such difference. Frantisek _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users at maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
