Rushmore | # 111 | 2009-10-20, 01:28 | Report

Biiigg' stretch but correct (kind of). A more relative point (IMHO) is:

Maemo = Linux (very resource efficient)

Android = Linux with all (non framework) apps running in a java layer (not efficient at all)

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Rushmore | # 112 | 2009-10-20, 01:49 | Report

Do not let some in the community offend you. A lot of emotional people here due to the delay of the N900.

Still, I better get my damn portrait mode and audio EQ

Rushmore | # 113 | 2009-10-20, 01:55 | Report

Something to do with the camera??? Hmmmm. I think I found a link

sschueller | # 114 | 2009-10-20, 02:29 | Report

That is very interesting.

They have to do something to prevent confusion between Android devices on GSM or CDMA systems. Most people don't know the difference but if the phone has a different name then there is no confusion.

gnuite | # 115 | 2009-10-20, 02:49 | Report

Speaking as a geek, and as someone that has spent a lot of time developing on Maemo platforms, I don't think many of your points stand as advantages over Android.


The Android has already done this. Heck, even the uber-closed iPhone has done this. Mobile computing is coming back in full-force, regardless of the platform that you target.


Maemo has the edge here, but QuickOffice on Android can view MS office documents, and I have no doubt that editing will come eventually, although I have to question to efficiency of document editing on a mobile device.


Android has built-in sqlite libraries.


Android Scripting Environment gives you Python, and the Android Market is just about as open as Maemo's repositories, and a bit simpler to use from an end-user standpoint.


Don't get me wrong - Maemo is a very flexible operating system, and the N900 should prove to be a powerful piece of hardware. But Android is just as flexible, just as powerful, and (more importantly) just as open.

We really shouldn't be arguing about whether Maemo or Android is better. They're both good for developers, and they're both good for users. It's closed systems like the iPhone that we have to worry about, and as long as Maemo and Android exist to counter-balance them, I will always cheer for both.

Down with closed application frameworks!

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GeneralAntilles | # 116 | 2009-10-20, 03:24 | Report

I disagree. Android doesn't ship X and it doesn't ship standard Linux toolkits. It locks you into using Google frameworks which locks you into Android's platform. Google doesn't have anything approaching an open governance while Nokia has become more open with every release.

Maemo and Android don't compare in openness where it really matters. Android is a long-term dead-end as far as a unified mobile Linux platform and in the short term it's just sucking up valuable developers. Maemo, on the other hand, might have a chance with Mer.

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rm42 | # 117 | 2009-10-20, 03:30 | Report

Very nice to see that Android has scripting support. Thanks for sharing that. Sorry about the misinformation. I'll be quiet now.

MountainX | # 118 | 2009-10-20, 04:11 | Report

Because the input consists of a combination of the touch screen and the keyboard. By keeping the keyboard compact, it is easier to move your finger to the touch screen and back.

A larger keyboard would mean moving your fingers a greater distance to interact with the N900. A compact keyboard allows full input in a way Nokia felt would be ideal. They were not viewing the keyboard in isolation. Rather they were thinking about the entire input experience.

I got that from one of the videos... can't remember which one.

RTbar | # 119 | 2009-10-20, 04:27 | Report

and I can see why they did it, I have a touch pro 2 to play with, and while the keyboard is great, it is difficult to go from writing to link clicking because of the size of the 5 rows.

gerbick | # 120 | 2009-10-20, 05:14 | Report

Seriously. Was that even necessary?