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Old 09-05-2009, 07:18 PM
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Question The Nokia N900: Is there a market for MIDs?

Here's some links on reviews of the Nokia N900;

http://www.mobile-review.com/review/...-n900-en.shtml
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-n900-hands-on-0254743/
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n900-2917.php

Practically is there really a market for MID's ? I don't see the general public warming up to these devices.Can you really image monsters like this in your pocket ?
What say guys?
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:33 AM
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Even if Nokia is trying to copy the success of iPhone, i think they are failed in reproducing some important UI functionality and hardware/software balance.

Why can't it have an OS level onscreen keyboard instead of sliding keypad? Why to waste money (any extra hardware like keypad adds up to the cost -- per device), and compromise on thickness and reliability(because of keyboard moving parts)? The huge display has to be utilized in this way.

Nokia need a rethinking on design strategy. I understand that Nokia's marketting success is proportional to the features the phone has. But that is not a justification for poor design.
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