Sep 13 2010, 07:26 PM
QUOTE(BBXiong @ Sep 13 2010, 11:12 AM)
i agree on half...not many people sitting in front of the computer, but, there will be at least half of them that would do so in the first 2-3 weeks of getting the device, especially us..for people that wants normal use, most phone OS out there already can handle that without problem, the built in feature is pretty much there and offers decent usability. For others, we hope there's more room for customization and mods..
Iphone is good cos easy, simple, i agree...which is what people normally want, hence they get it.
for people that wants more of customization, open source and stuff, they wont get iPhone cos they know it's not suitable for them. They will get something instead....lousy product? hardly...even a failed N78 last time also i see aunty using it and say it's rather cool..it's about fulfilling consumer's need with the phone. There's no lousy product, only have lousy owners that picked the wrong phone to buy and complain about it...
and btw back to N900..that phone is really meant for geeks and hardcores from the beginning...and nokia even teaches you how to mod the OS and stuffs...it's like a test water product like i said, to see what they can do with it and how they improve things with Meego..something experimental...
Totally agreed! Simple is good, but if there is no room for advancement, the user will forever stuck in that level and when they see some more customizable or advance features phone, they'll will find it hard to use and lack interest. This is another way to maintain your customer to your product. Iphone is good cos easy, simple, i agree...which is what people normally want, hence they get it.
for people that wants more of customization, open source and stuff, they wont get iPhone cos they know it's not suitable for them. They will get something instead....lousy product? hardly...even a failed N78 last time also i see aunty using it and say it's rather cool..it's about fulfilling consumer's need with the phone. There's no lousy product, only have lousy owners that picked the wrong phone to buy and complain about it...
and btw back to N900..that phone is really meant for geeks and hardcores from the beginning...and nokia even teaches you how to mod the OS and stuffs...it's like a test water product like i said, to see what they can do with it and how they improve things with Meego..something experimental...
A good product should be easy/simple, YET provide options to turn on advance features.
At least most smartphone OS is trying to make it easy/simple, yet they have advance features for the users, unlike ONE of the fruit OS.
As for Maemo, initially, it never meant to be sold in APAC, and it was also to fulfill it's predecessor (N8xx, N7xx) models users. Since the availability of phone functionality, many non-tablet users have bought it (US and Europe) and also complains at the maemotalk forum.
It may not suit everyone, but it doesn't mean it's bad for everyone. Look at the real experts users, and those that is very interested and excited in this product. India has many of Linux lover, and they're so excited with this N900 that they're importing this phone from US/Europe, their magazine reviewed this product in so many pages. Even in HK, there're so many interested and expert on the N900/Linux, their launching was so detailed with so many technicals mentioned.
Of course, to normal users, it's nothing special. N900/Maemo lacks of proper phone features found in most phones today, and the OS is not well polished, plus there is lack of proper ram.
The main problem is marketing of the phone and how people thought it is the most powerful device; Technically, it's a powerful device and great OS, but does it mean it is the best/good for everyone?
People tend to get the wrong idea and buy the wrong phone, just like what you mentioned lousy owners picked the wrong product.
For people looking for simplicity and ease of use, they will classify simplicity and ease of use as good/best. It simply depends on what each individual's preferences.
No phone is best for everyone, but there can be phone that is best/good for many/majority. I can only say, it is nice to have different choices for different category of people, but sadly, Maemo OS will no longer be available. As for MeeGo, some/many don't find it replaceable for Maemo because MeeGo looks like Android instead. Maemo looks very different from typical Smartphone OS, which have it's own category of users. Now this category of users will have to start switching...
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