Thread: Will you buy the Jolla phone?
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don_falcone is offline don_falcone
2013-05-25 , 22:20
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Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
I beg to disagree on that. AFAIK most apps are irrelevant.
If you just want an Emacs-capable phone, right.

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What a device needs is some basic applications like phone, SMS/MMS, web browser, email, camera, maps/navigation, in that order.[/QUOTE]

Yes.

Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
These should all be user replaceable.
Agreed.

Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
The real killer application is a console with access to the device internal functionality and set of scripting languages.
Yeah, that will help you in every case - especially, if you want to do something common very quick. O. M . G. ... that's screaming hackjobs all over. Way to go if you just want some quick results; just develop some scripts while you are waiting for the bus.

Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Who needs these thousands of applications, really?
I do. We are a _very_ different target demographic.
 

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