wmarone | # 21 | 2010-04-22, 04:44 | Report

You really think that port was fast, considering he did it on an iPhone 2G?

rariss | # 22 | 2010-04-22, 04:45 | Report

iphone Devs are the most talented?

But actually, the really talented ones would flock to iPhone cause it's almost like the Mt. Everest of consumer electronics

gerbick | # 23 | 2010-04-22, 04:57 | Report

I'd actually argue against that sentiment. I've seen the Maemo/Qt devs around here... and they're pretty damn talented in my eyes.

Yes, I do.

fatalsaint | # 24 | 2010-04-22, 05:04 | Report

Original release date of the Iphone:
June 29, 2007

Release date of the N900:
November 11, 2009

Current year: 2010

So, in little under 3 years; we'll see where we stand.

rariss | # 25 | 2010-04-22, 05:09 | Report

I'm sure they are!
My first line was meant to be facetious. The main point I was trying to get at, is the prestige (be it warranted or not) that exudes from being able to make the iPhone your b1tch.
Like accomplishing the feat of scaling the world's tallest mountain or what have you.
The iPhone, being so closed yet widely hailed, makes it the perfect device for devs to show off what they can do. Thus it would attract the upper echelon of coders etc to try and conquer it.

@fatalsaint
fastest = no lag not quickest port

wmarone | # 26 | 2010-04-22, 05:12 | Report

Realistically, it's only closed in the sense that:
- it's gotta be jailbroken
- the OS is closed source

After that it's pretty bog-standard hardware, like current x86 Macs.

gerbick | # 27 | 2010-04-22, 05:13 | Report

Erm. I meant how fast the port seemed to the user. Not how long it took to port it.

port speed != how long it took to port

fatalsaint | # 28 | 2010-04-22, 05:14 | Report

OIC.. well I had NITDROID on my N810 and it actually ran quite nicely. Just, at the time, there was near no third party software for it and the Google Market wasn't available to it (which I still think is the case for all non-sold phones) - therefore there wasn't much to do with it other than go "ooh perty."

rariss | # 29 | 2010-04-22, 05:14 | Report

hence I said the prestige may not be warranted, but to average joe iphone is locked up tight

gerbick | # 30 | 2010-04-22, 05:17 | Report

I had NITDroid too on my N810. It ran slow as heck.