because it's missing basic features that are expected in today's smartphones.
Actually itīs missing a lot of basic features to be expected in a tablet or a computer for that matter. So regardless of what you call it basic functions such as "search" are missing.
The contacts database and the email program are to rudimentary to be considered complete. The media player left out podcasts, but included everything else possible.
The front camera and the radio werenīt integrated by nokia, but by 3rd parties.
The icons in the UI canīt be moved and reordered, basic feature.
The bookmarks canīt be organized alphabetically. Basic feature again thatīs missing.
But itīs still a good device. Lets just refer to it as "the device"
...are really flesh-eating zombies. They only need one shot to the head, or a machete to the neck or just light them on fire. Otherwise, they just keep coming.
....the N900 is the mysterious, yet extremely hot girl that everyone wants but hardly ever gets and the iPhone ( which every schmuck can get ) is what they married only a day before they saw the N900 and realized they made a mistake... :P
That's part of the problem. It should be competing either for the smartphone market or the MID market.
I disagree. I see no reason why Maemo devices can't straddle both. The issues you cited are not insurmountable. They're software/firmware shortcomings, not hardware.
....the N900 is the mysterious, yet extremely hot girl that everyone wants but hardly ever gets and the iPhone ( which every schmuck can get ) is what they married only a day before they saw the N900 and realized they made a mistake... :P
LOL Reminds me of a post I did somewhere...I said the N900 is kinda like the hottest woman in the room - but she has 6 toes. Can you overlook some faults to take advantage of all the other goodies?
I can, no problem. If I could live with an early G1 w/Android 1.0, I can easily live with the N900/Maemo 5. Piece a cake...
As was the 770, the N800, the N810, and the N810 WiMAX Edition. Therefore, it's hard to prove anything either way by positioning on the Nokia website. (Except, perhaps, that Nokia's web group isn't keen on changing their lovely design.)
Arg, you have no idea how many times and ways I tried to get those responsible to correct that.
And if only you guys could see what this looks like from the INSIDE. I'll just say "ouch".
I disagree. I see no reason why Maemo devices can't straddle both. The issues you cited are not insurmountable. They're software/firmware shortcomings, not hardware.
I absolutely agree (and hold out hope) that a future N9xx model will successfully straddle both. Right now, though, it's as if the picket fence between the two markets is a bit higher than the N900's legs and that can be problematic in an area where I try to avoid problems.
