[maemo-developers] Computerworld article

[From: Tony Maro]

Linked on Slashdot, so likely others have seen this already...

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9039659


>From the article:
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The Federal Communications Commission *recently
approved<http://tinyurl.com/3yhfzb>
* a new minitablet, nonphone device from Nokia that supports Bluetooth, WLAN
and GPS. The approval was branded as "confidential," so only the sketchiest
of details are available on the product, which will almost certainly ship
this year.

I'm not sure Nokia has the "right stuff" to compete in the nonphone market.
For starters, the company has trouble focusing on individual products and
tends to scatter its energy and resources across its massive line of
devices. The future king of tiny mobile computers is going to need vision
and focus.

Go ahead and take Nokia off the list of contenders.

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Personally I think he's got it wrong.  I've noticed with tech companies
(including Microsoft) that "third time's the charm."  I think Nokia has
touched into the power users with the open-sourciness (hehe) of Maemo and
gotten enough good feedback that the next revision will be a big hit.
Adding GPS would be awesome if still economical, and if you guys listened to
everyone about sync capabilities for contacts and such, there's no product
that could really compete in my opinion.  Although I think multitouch solid
screens similar to the iPhone might be nice ;-)  At least the solid part.
I'm always afraid I'm going to damage my LCD.  I mean let's be honest - I'd
give up my RAZR in a heartbeat for a good old solid indestructible Nokia
phone that doesn't misdial every time I call someone.  The brand still
carries a lot of weight for me.  And I love my n800.

-- 
Tony Maro
http://www.maro.net/ossramblings.php
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