On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 06:58:24AM -0400, Peter Bart wrote: > On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 07:52 +0100, Alan Williamson wrote: > > the other day thinking, if this device had GPRS/EDGE support then it > > would be a rival for the iPhone. > > Apples and oranges, literally. I for one do *not* want it to be an > iPhone competitor. Then the beauty of this device will get lost in the > noise. I want a device much like it is now, separate from my phone. I agree. But then again, I disagree. My thinking of late is that i no longer want my phone to be my phone. I want it to go away and as a replacement, I'd like to see an increased use of VOIP, hopefully through a device like the 770, when I want, and through a different device when I don't want. I'd like to be able to forget my phone at home and still be able to make calls as if I hadn't, or switch phones with the ease of a username/password combo. The iPhone is a neat device, but I think it's going in the wrong direction. I think (hope) that the direction for distant voice communication is over IP. I guess time and network infrastructure will tell. Still, the Nokia tablet is obviously already positioned to make this happen. K -- In Vino Veritas http://astroturfgarden.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 191 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20070625/6d3b43ee/attachment.pgp
