they likely don't care about multi-tasking until you give a concrete example of a multi-tasking scenario: say, listening to mp3s while using IM. Or, switching between browsing, IM, and [your favourite iPhone app here].<br>
<br>concepts like multi-tasking tend to go over most people's heads until an example that directly impacts them comes into play.<br><br>K<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 4:03 PM, John Holmblad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jholmblad@acadiasecurenets.com">jholmblad@acadiasecurenets.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">All,<br>
<br>
<br>
the post at the www page whose url is<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10470711/1/rim-apple-feast-on-nokia.html" target="_blank">http://www.thestreet.com/story/10470711/1/rim-apple-feast-on-nokia.html</a><br>
<br>
frames the experience I had today.<br>
<br>
While seated at a luncheon following a technical meeting<br>
(Cisco/VMware/Netapp/etc) I duly noted that I was among a crowd (that<br>
would be ~6-8 people) where the average mobile device at the table was<br>
somewhere between the iphone and the blackberry.<br>
<br>
While explaining what I do to the individual seated next to me , I<br>
brought the N800 into the discussion and I blithely asserted that the<br>
N800 is, well,.........like an iphone on steroids but without a GSM or<br>
CDMA radio for voice. Although the listener, knows that LInux is, in<br>
fact, an operating system, and is aware of the TMobile G1 (but not<br>
Android), that individual did not perceive it as a big deal that the<br>
N800 runs LInux and is therefore capable of multitasking. This is<br>
perhaps what I expected, that is, the end user, even of the kind (let's<br>
call them technically sophisticated professionals) who would attend such<br>
an event, does not really care about these things.<br>
<br>
I did ask the iphone user about her experience with the device and she<br>
said she loved it. And during a discussion on iphone jailbreaking she<br>
confirmed that one of her friends has jailbroken his iphone to get<br>
tethering to work.<br>
<br>
I think that the following commentary<br>
<br>
> For consumers, it appears that features such as the touchscreen<br>
> interface are more in demand than the OS. Since the iPhone was<br>
> released, almost every major phone manufacturer is offering a<br>
> touch-screen model, many of which are not smartphones<br>
<br>
from the wireless week article whose url is:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=166592" target="_blank">http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=166592</a><br>
<br>
says it all although the same article does have some positive things to<br>
say about the Nokia Nseries<br>
<br>
<br>
And speaking of Nokia and the Iphone, here is the url to another posting<br>
from the <a href="http://thestreet.com" target="_blank">thestreet.com</a> www site that suggests that Nokia will join hands<br>
with Verizon Wireless to take on the ATT/Iphone Cabal:<br>
<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/10468078/1/nokia-verizon-plan-exclusive-4g-device.html" target="_blank">http://www.thestreet.com/story/10468078/1/nokia-verizon-plan-exclusive-4g-device.html</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Maybe what the article's author is referring to without knowing it is G5<br>
of the IT?<br>
<br>
--<br>
<br>
Best Regards,<br>
<br>
John Holmblad<br>
<br>
Acadia Secure Networks, LLC<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>In Vino Veritas<br><a href="http://rubbernecking.info">http://rubbernecking.info</a><br>