On Wednesday 04 July 2007 02:03:26 Quim Gil wrote: > On Wed, 2007-07-04 at 01:03 -0700, ext James Sparenberg wrote: > > the shear hype surround the iPhone. > > Comparing the Apple&iPhone buzz with Nokia&N800 buzz isn't accurate. The > right comparison is Nokia&N95. These terrains fall far out of the maemo > scope, really. As a physical product goes I would agree with the above. But my point is not related to the product but rather the methodology of marketing. The n800 video that comes with the n800 would make a great commercial for example. Jobs doesn't sell electronics,computers, or phones. He sells a lifestyle. An attitude, He targets the kinds of TV that his market watches (National Geographic, TLC, Discovery, SciFi channel to name a few). This n800 is IMHO exactly that an attitude. No one here "needed" their Nokia any more than they would need an iPhone. This is a want and a passion. I'm just advocating that Nokia pander to the passion. James > > maemo has still many challenges to accomplish its core mission: open > source development for Internet Tablets. What you are demanding are > tools and spaces for creating this end-user buzz and make it grow. > Having an open platform is helpful, but maemo is probably not the place. > Nobody expects iPhone end users getting excited at developer.apple.com > either. > > We need to keep the scope in developers, and additionally power users > because they are an essential piece in any open source environment. Of > course maemo can and should contribute to this buzz, and any ideas > around this are welcome. From this to Skype-related buzz there is a too > long jump, though. > > I believe what you are asking for needs to flourish and evolve around > Tableteer, Nseries.com or a dedicated site for that. Let's see if we can > meet your expectations in this context.
