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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>> Hmm. Do you have something against child's toys?<BR>
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>No, I don't and I thing the One Laptop Per Child computer, which looks<BR>
>like something from Fisher-Price, is a great idea for it's target<BR>
>group. On the other hand, the N800 is more likely to be used by adults,<BR>
>often in a business situation, where toys are not appropriate.<BR>
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I am not so sure about the business situation, because to my understanding,<BR>
Internet tablets are supposed to be fun and for fun. And in here, we<BR>
have many people who like toys (the difference of children and adults is only in<BR>
the price tag of the toys) :)... In fact, only you define what is appropriate really<BR>
in what situation. I would not like to imagine what kind of business situation calls for<BR>
not having icons and brilliant colors on desktop of an internet tablet.<BR>
In my opinion, the N810 is very nice looking gadget and I love it, despite having been<BR>
using it for quite long time at work daily (the fun still haven't faded out).<BR>
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>With the new menu, I have to scroll more than with OS2007. Ignoring<BR>
>appearance issues, this one thing makes OS2008 more awkward to use, at<BR>
>least for left handed users.<BR>
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The new menu is intended for thumb use. It is not supposed to be used with stylus, we have<BR>
made several improvements to improve thumb use, and for example I don't use stylus nowadays<BR>
in most basic functions, somehow it is more natural to use fingers than stylus on this<BR>
device, maybe partly because of the keyboard and not having third hand for using stylus.<BR>
Not everything is thumb-usable, but I would like to encourage you to try it out, it makes<BR>
some things easier to do. It is always a compromise between being able to use your<BR>
thumb and seeing maybe a bit less or using stylus to hit small things. There are plusses on<BR>
both.<BR>
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And by the way, the translucency in home applets is functional if you haven't noticed. Now<BR>
you can stack applets on top of each other and even see through them (to the bottom applet).<BR>
I have placed my clock behind other applets. This would have not been possible before.<BR>
And the translucency effect haven't made the home considerably slower, so I don't think<BR>
the eye candy comes in front of functionality. Fun gadgets are supposed to give wow-effects,<BR>
and it is part of the enjoyment of using such things. I personally love all kind of cool looking<BR>
things and I enjoy using the OS2008 a lot more than previous versions which looked a lot more boring.<BR>
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But whatever, YMMV.<BR>
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Karoliina<BR>
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