On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Aniello Del Sorbo <anidel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2010/1/7 Andrea Grandi <a.grandi@xxxxxxxxx>: >> Hi, >> >> 2010/1/7 Kevin T. Neely <ktneely@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> This might be naive, but since the N900 runs a fully capable mozilla browser >>> (i.e. fennec) why does it need a suite of Google applications? >>> >>> Now, if it had the enhanced Google Maps app with voice navigation, that >>> would be something. >> >> onestly... we talk a lot about usability and do you want to compare >> accessing Gmail from MicroB or accessing it from a native client? >> Have you tried using Google Maps from N900 browser?! It's more usable >> from Google Maps for Nokia N73 than from N900 browser.... >> >> No micro-browser is enough for Google applications, neither N900 one >> nor iPhone nor Android one.... there's need for a native application >> to access certain services. >> >> > > The "native client" for Google services is.. well.. the browser ? > :) > > But I get what you mean, Google services like Gmail, Maps, iGoogle etc > are a bit heavy on the N900 > (but it handles them quite well indeed). > And the main issue is that it is simply too small. > > But we are talking here about Google services using the desktop > version of their web pages. > Google services are accessible also via their own mobile versions > (mostly developed for iPhone). > > Same goes for Facebook that has a touch version. > > So, I think using the native client the Google services were designed > for, it's the best way to go. > > This doesn't apply to Google services like Latitude, where a nice > small daemon that updates it would be nice on the N900. > It would suck less battery and I won't have to run a full fledged > browser with the geolocation plugin just to have it updated. Well I was mostly thinking about Google Goggles or the Barcode Scanner, basically get to use N900 builtin technology like camera to do exactly that. > > -- > anidel > Sent from London, Eng, United Kingdom > _______________________________________________ > maemo-users mailing list > maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users > -- Kahlil Johnson "Ya tengo GMAIL!!" _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
