sapporobaby wrote:Here I have to disagree with you on a few points. I have played with one a few days ago and it is not clunky at all. The OS seems to flow rather smoothly and as far as size, come on what do you expect? It is not a flip phone. It is a tablet/phone with a large screen. Last I checked there are no foldable screens in phones yet. Be realistic. The N900 is not meant to go after the iPhone, or any other phone but to have its own place in the mobile community.
I didn't say clunky.
Being realistic is OK, but much expectation out there is for a phone rather than a tablet, despite the Nokia insistence it's not a phone type device. And the problem with expectation is that when it is not met, disappointment is the result.
A large tablet like device is only good for a niche market and many people are expecting more.
sapporobaby wrote:Here I have to disagree with you on a few points. I have played with one a few days ago and it is not clunky at all. The OS seems to flow rather smoothly and as far as size, come on what do you expect? It is not a flip phone. It is a tablet/phone with a large screen. Last I checked there are no foldable screens in phones yet. Be realistic. The N900 is not meant to go after the iPhone, or any other phone but to have its own place in the mobile community.
And I didn't say it was meant to go after the iPhone either. Still, read the 'buzz' around web forums and many people are expecting it to.
Unregistered wrote:I didn't say clunky. Being realistic is OK, but much expectation out there is for a phone rather than a tablet, despite the Nokia insistence it's not a phone type device. And the problem with expectation is that when it is not met, disappointment is the result.
A large tablet like device is only good for a niche market and many people are expecting more.
My bad. I saw the "unky" part and had clunky on the brain. How can the expectation be there for a phone when Nokia says it is more of a tablet type device? You stated this in your own post, so in effect people are coming to this with unrealistic expecations based on their own preconceived ideas of what should and should not be regardless of what Nokia says about their own product. If this is the case: 1. These people are stupid. 2. They deserve to be disappointed because despite what Nokia says, they know better. It is that simple. Have your own ideas about what something should be and when it does not come to fruition there is no one to blame but yourselves (not directed at you personally, but you in the plural sense).
As for a large tablet, if you have not seen one up close and personal you can not say for sure. I have seen one, and held one and played with it. It is about the same as the N97.
By the way, the market is looking for a tablet. Not just niche markets. Apple has apparently sold a device that they have not even announced yet so your argument here is a bit off base.
sapporobaby wrote:My bad. I saw the "unky" part and had clunky on the brain. How can the expectation be there for a phone when Nokia says it is more of a tablet type device? You stated this in your own post, so in effect people are coming to this with unrealistic expecations based on their own preconceived ideas of what should and should not be regardless of what Nokia says about their own product. If this is the case: 1. These people are stupid. 2. They deserve to be disappointed because despite what Nokia says, they know better. It is that simple. Have your own ideas about what something should be and when it does not come to fruition there is no one to blame but yourselves (not directed at you personally, but you in the plural sense).As for a large tablet, if you have not seen one up close and personal you can not say for sure. I have seen one, and held one and played with it. It is about the same as the N97.
By the way, the market is looking for a tablet. Not just niche markets. Apple has apparently sold a device that they have not even announced yet so your argument here is a bit off base.
I don't actually have an argument, I'm just stating what is being said on various forums... amd reviewers...
http://gizmodo.com/5345962/has-nokia-fallen-out-of-lust-with-symbian
And if people are disappointed, sure it's their own fault but it still doesn't reflect well on Nokia. Rightly orwrongly, that's the way it goes.
As for the size of the N900, yes, I've held one and I am not impressed by the depth, the thickness of it. The other dimensions are OK, but that one. I wish it was slimmer, and doubtless the N910 will be. Then I might buy one. I also see the N97 and the Apple iPhone as too big.
I still believe that the biggest market will the the pocketable phone market, the gadget lovers who want everything. Personally I think this is a table-top device.
Where do I apply for my �1.50 refund for an app that I had to re-purchase because I got a new phone?
My client version is 1.05(315). It was just downloaded 2 days ago but redownload is still not supported. I purchased a Micro Pool game just a week ago and even the first download was failed. I am still angry. What a waste of money!
Re-download doesn't work my paid-for Shozu on my N97 using Ovi v1.05 (303).
The My Download History page shows Shozu but has a price next to it.