Perhaps this confusion is, in part, attributable to Nokia's almost legendary tone-deafness to the user-community.
Maybe it's because they're Finns? I know a few Finns and they're cool, but is there a cultural disconnect causing problems?
I would like to talk personally to some serious Nokia folk, to solve these issues.......
Normally... I would agree with this. But Maemo is a different beast... Nokia has no way to not to listen to Maemo because the community drives it.
Just look around, and the next couple of firmware updates will address mostly what people in this community are either complaining about, wished to have fixed or added or have contributed fixes to... and have been assisted by other community members or Nokia/Maemo members.
And by personally wishing to talk to some Nokia folk, stick around. There's quite a few that hang around and are very responsive. Heck, they've even responded to me a few times... that's saying a lot
The iphone is physically a very slim device, and slightly longer. The N900 is thick (due to the keyboard) and shorter, and heavier. That alone points it to another segment in the market, away from the iphone. You can do what you will with the software, it won't make the N900 an iphone killer. It's not designed for it. Which is fine: The iphone doesn't have anything I want. It has everything my nephew wants. Which, again, is fine.
saying its not a phone is just an excuse for not making a good enough product. We dont need internet tablets, we need a device that can offer us everything and more. I hope for nokia that devs will take adv. of the opensource and try to make it complete.
Who's this "we" you're talking about ? Are these "we" also the XX million people who bought (and are still buying) Archoses, iPod Touches or any of the previous Nokia tablets ? Also, aren't you shooting just a wee bit high with "a device that can offer us everything and more" ?
I'm sorry, this is a phone any way you look at it. "An internet tablet with celluar radios". LMAO! I also don't own a HDTV, its a black and white tv that is enhanced with colors.
