[maemo-users] N810 for $180

[From: Jamie Bennett]

On 15 Jun 2009, at 22:00, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Jamie Bennett<jamie at linuxuk.org>  
> wrote:
>>
>> On 15 Jun 2009, at 21:41, Mark <wolfmane at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Peter  
>>> Flynn<peter.flynn at mars.ucc.ie>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Lake Stevens Dental wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> FYI, Buy.com has the n810 for $180.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Which is another way of saying, the end of the n810 series is  
>>>>>> near...
>>>>>> It's still a great little unit, as is the n800.
>>>>
>>>> What's the replacement for the N810? My N800 is still going fine,  
>>>> but if
>>>> I was in the market for a new equivalent, what's the model, and are
>>>> there any nasty gotchas?
>>>>
>>>> ///Peter
>>>>
>>>
>>> There is none. From the details they've given thus far, the next
>>> generation of Maemo devices are going to be completely different  
>>> than
>>> the current tablets, with incompatible hardware therefore software/ 
>>> OS.
>>> They also won't be out for probably at least another year.
>>
>> Another year? What is this based on?From the information that is  
>> currently
>> available your 'guess' seem way off to me.
>>
>>> R.I.P. Internet Tablets...
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jamie.
>
> If you have something better, let's have it. Otherwise, people in
> glass houses shouldn't be throwing stones.

Not sure where both your tone and the use of that quote fits in with  
anything being said on this thread.

> My "guess" is based on
> posts to this list from people directly employed by Nokia.

I must of missed where 'Nokia Employees' hinted at June next year.

I base my guess on a _beta_ SDK in practical feature freeze, an  
October summit with high levels of device information expectations,  
various community projects maturing on the Fremantle SDK and the fact  
that Nokia employees have been working on the new device for quite  
some time now.

Why would Nokia announce at OSiM last year a device that wouldn't be  
available for 20+ months later? It's not in their interests to have a  
device development in public that long. Also why would they effectivly  
freeze the new software a year before it is released? Doesn't make  
sense does it.

> Mark

Regards,
Jamie
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