Just wanted to say that I really appreciate the OS2008 upgrade. Ive heard it said on the listserv and it seems to be true in my case, it really is like a new device. Things I appreciate: * Default Media Player plays mp4 now. * New theme is super-slick * Seems the new browser is Mozilla and the rendering is better. Improved YouTube & flash video, which is very nice. * New Menu structure is much easier on my fingers * Minimizing mplayer doesnt make everything double large and impossible to change the screen bright or system volume. * Internet Radio included is super cool With that I had a few questions. * Currently there are a few bars for selecting screen bright and in OS2007 there were many more. Didn't find a place to bring it back. I can handle this change, I just don't see the benefit. * When I use the browser, in general, and this is just a perception that may or may not be accurate, it just seems slower. * When I type a URL in the the browser, occasionally it doesnt register and it just reloads the page I am on. * When I install fceu I get a dbus dependency error and I can't install it. Same with OS2007, if I can't play NES roms ill sepku. Ok, maybe not, but it would be nice. * Why can't the default media player play DiVX? It advertises it can, but doesn't seem to be able to. * Why can't mplayer play mp4? * Why can't it charge via USB? And this is an unrelated soapbox moment, please disregard if it gets in the way of the previous questions: Openess free of patents is an amazing thing. It makes it possible to implement web functionality in your device with a much lower cost. Paying a patent for a video tag seems as silly to me as a patent for a checkbox. OGG might suck compared to mp4(debatable on how teh) but it is patent free and easy enough to support in unixland. I imagine you switched to minimo to cut costs for licensing Opera(and other reasons), OGG would provide the same benefit. Then again you may have already blanket licensed the mp4 patent so it doesn't apply to you anymore because the initial investment has already been made. Regardless, its not just about Nokias interest, there is a world of innovation to continue well beyond the walls of Nokia. Im not trying to create a flamewar, I just wanted to toss in a few cents. PS Ill keep buying the NXXX because it is an amazing device. Thank you for making it. PPS sorry for my harsh title, sometimes you just need to say it. The device is damn cool and looks great too! -- -jon http://www.jdodson.org http://youtube.com/jbdodson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20071228/ec7d75af/attachment-0001.htm
