concepts like multi-tasking tend to go over most people's heads until an example that directly impacts them comes into play.
K
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:03 PM, John Holmblad <jholmblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
All,
the post at the www page whose url is
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10470711/1/rim-apple-feast-on-nokia.html
frames the experience I had today.
While seated at a luncheon following a technical meeting
(Cisco/VMware/Netapp/etc) I duly noted that I was among a crowd (that
would be ~6-8 people) where the average mobile device at the table was
somewhere between the iphone and the blackberry.
While explaining what I do to the individual seated next to me , I
brought the N800 into the discussion and I blithely asserted that the
N800 is, well,.........like an iphone on steroids but without a GSM or
CDMA radio for voice. Although the listener, knows that LInux is, in
fact, an operating system, and is aware of the TMobile G1 (but not
Android), that individual did not perceive it as a big deal that the
N800 runs LInux and is therefore capable of multitasking. This is
perhaps what I expected, that is, the end user, even of the kind (let's
call them technically sophisticated professionals) who would attend such
an event, does not really care about these things.
I did ask the iphone user about her experience with the device and she
said she loved it. And during a discussion on iphone jailbreaking she
confirmed that one of her friends has jailbroken his iphone to get
tethering to work.
I think that the following commentary
> For consumers, it appears that features such as the touchscreen
> interface are more in demand than the OS. Since the iPhone was
> released, almost every major phone manufacturer is offering a
> touch-screen model, many of which are not smartphones
from the wireless week article whose url is:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=166592
says it all although the same article does have some positive things to
say about the Nokia Nseries
And speaking of Nokia and the Iphone, here is the url to another posting
from the thestreet.com www site that suggests that Nokia will join hands
with Verizon Wireless to take on the ATT/Iphone Cabal:
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10468078/1/nokia-verizon-plan-exclusive-4g-device.html
Maybe what the article's author is referring to without knowing it is G5
of the IT?
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Best Regards,
John Holmblad
Acadia Secure Networks, LLC
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