On Dec 28, 2007 10:02 AM, Alfredo J. Fabretti <fabrettia at gmail.com> wrote: > I know you didn't want to enter that discussion, but you said "OGG > might suck compared to mp4(debatable on how teh) but it is patent free > and easy enough to support in unixland" and Nokia doesn't believe that > :) Fair enough. :) > > > > > On Dec 28, 2007 3:00 PM, Jon Dodson <jbdodson at gmail.com> wrote: > > I wasnt really trying to enter that discussion, just tag on my opinion > to > > the end of my general "this is cool", "i am wondering about this" email. > > > > > > > > On Dec 28, 2007 9:56 AM, Alfredo J. Fabretti < fabrettia at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > There was a discussion regarding OGG support, I don't have any links > > > right now but if you google "Nokia OGG" you'll find them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 28, 2007 2:51 PM, Jon Dodson <jbdodson at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > maemo-users mailing list > > > > maemo-users at maemo.org > > > > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > maemo-users mailing list > > > maemo-users at maemo.org > > > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > -jon > > > > http://www.jdodson.org > > http://youtube.com/jbdodson > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users at maemo.org > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > -- -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/20071228/53fe939c/attachment-0001.htm
