[maemo-users] Nokia device usage

[From: kenneth marken]

Matt Emson wrote:
> See online reply.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 7 Mar 2009, at 02:08, Fernando Cassia <fcassia at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 7:37 PM, John Holmblad
>> <jholmblad at acadiasecurenets.com> wrote:
>>> I for one would like to see Apple acquire Nokia. That would be a  
>>> great
>>> combination.
>> A couple points:
>>
>> 1. Apple makes proprietary, closed solutions. Try to reverse engineer
>> Apple´s firmware for compatibility reasons and you´ll see Apple
>> lawyers coming to get you.
> 
> 
> You don't need to. This is the point. There are only two types of  
> people that need to do tho : 1) people who don't want Apple hardware  
> but want Apple Software, 2) iPhone users Who cant live in the sade  
> world Apple created.
>>
>> 2. Apple makes expensive, not cheap, hardware.
> 
> This is a misconception Apple makes expensive hardware that is well  
> specified. Apple does not cater to PC builder types.
> 
>>
>> 3. Apple does not support Free Software in general
>> (if you know any Apple software released under the GNU GPL Free
>> Software license, let me know)
>> that puts it at odds with the N8xx tablets Linux OS foundation.
> 
> Free software does not require GPL.
> 
>> 4. Apple continues pretending Linux doesn´t exist (Quicktime for Lin 
>> ux, anyone).
> 
> Lots of companies ignore Linux. It's not an Apple exclusive.
> 
>>
>> 5. Apple charges an arm and a leg for software upgrades
> 
> No, no it doesn't. Apple charges for major releases. But point  
> releases (eg. Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10) are free. 10.4 to 10.5 was a major  
> release. Microsoft charges way more for the same type of upgrade.
> 
> 
>>
>> 6. Apple doesn´t like people tinkering with its OS.
> 
> There's not a lot you need to tinker with. It just works.
> 
>>
>> 7. Apple is just a Microsoft with a sense of style.
>> There´s plenty of "not invented here syndrome", like Microsoft does
>> with WMV, Apple does with Quicktime. Why not embrace OpenOffice.org?
>> Not invented at Apple, so it must suck, right?.
> 
> 
> Because Apple have iWork, which is pretty much better that OpenOffice  
> for most users.
>>
>> So please don´t. I wouldn´t buy any device from Apple corp.
> 
> Apple Corp is the Beatles record label, isn't it?
> 
> Each to their own.
> 
> 
>> FC
>>
>>> not do acquisitions  and they have never been good at it.
>>>

i would simply say, if you want a iphone, buy a iphone, if you want a 
tablet, buy a tablet. but do not buy a tablet, expecting to get a  iphone!