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[Chubbyrain]

"So what does Windows Mobile have to do with Nokia phones?"

It was a response to an earlier post regarding Windows Mobile devices. I know Nokia's run a different system. I have tried them. I'll stick with the iPhone for now. Thanks.

Unlike some people, I do give a fair try of things before I go bashing them. Actually on the subject of bashing, the Acorn Archimedes was a much better machine than the Amiga :-D Now have at it!



 

[Painkiller]

Well I'm not a Apple hater. In fact I would like to own an iPhone, but currently I have no need for one, because my N95 still does the job. Main thing I hate about my phone is the oh so buggy S60 OS. That is also wy I'm sceptic about N97. It would have been an instant buy for me if it had Maemo linux running, but I guess there is still work to be done on it.

Otherwise the phone has pretty much the feature set I want.

qwerty keypad
5MP camera
GPS
Touchscreen
3G

[adolescent]

Chubbyrain wrote:
I admit that Nokia looks nice spec-wise, but I'm not a big fan of the slide out keyboard thingy. Plus I've used Windows mobile devices as well and really didn't care much for them. Not saying the alternatives are crap but just not for me.

Umm.. your wording leads us to believe you were talking about the Nokia, and that you didn't know that it was running Symbian not Windows Mobile.  

You can see where the confusion came from (i.e. you), so don't get snippy about it.

[Jope]

Well, keep an eye on the Market, nokia's bread and butter is the lowcost high volume Market... That is the one the analysts are predicting to down turn... The smartphone Market looks to grow... Thus nokia producing the N97 to match the iPhone feature set.

The only smartphone market where Symbian doesn't and hasn't lead by a long shot is the US smartphone market.

The rest of the world, it's #1.

Apple has a lot of units to ship before it starts taking anything over.

[Chubbyrain]

I am not the one 'getting snippy' (as you put it)  here. In fact I'm trying to keep it in good humour. Sorry if that doesn't come across as well as I hoped.

Some people need to lighten up a little.

[jj]

What got me about the Iphone was they released a 3G version to much fanfare. God what complete idiot didnt think people would want 3G in the first place.  I have had a 3G phone for 5 years.  I live in Wales, hardly the most upcoming place in the world. I live in a small mining village and we have got 3.5G.

All I am saying is Iphones now have 3G.  Next will be a new must by version which actually has a decent camerea and does video.   Seen it all before will apple.  Its just a way to make people keep buying new hardware, hardware thats all ready way out of date.

I mean the Ipod is not the best MP3 player and never has been.  Style over content.  The interface until recently was liscenced off creative, which incidently do make the best Mp3 players

[jj]

I only wanted to show people the new N97, didnt think it would start this rabid fanboi and hater convo.

I neither love or hate Apple.  I do not stick top one brand for anything.

I do my research on products and buy what I feel bvest suits my needs based on research.

Its why I own and xbox 360, a sony tell, a creative mp3 player, a nokia phone, a PC and lots of amiga bits.

Plus lots of sega and nintendo retor consoles.  God even bouight a PS2 not so long ago.  Though wont be buying a PS3.

For all peoples microsoft hating the 360 is by the best console experience ever, and the online stuff is just right, especially since dashboard update

[jj]

Interesting

And factually wrong.  The N95 has an accerlated 3D gpu  :-)

[bloodline]

JJ wrote:
Interesting

And factually wrong.  The N95 has an accerlated 3D gpu  :-)

The N95 does have a 3D GPU... In fact most mobile devices do! Since they all use pretty much the same ARM PowerVR chipset, but Windows Mobile totally lacks any support for it, and Software written for symbian can't rely on 3D support since the OS runs on devices that don't have 3D hardware... A developer for OSX knows that the 3D API will be present and can be used. Very few mobile devices have the GFX software support of the iPhone...  

[Chubbyrain]

Amen to the 360. Sorry PS3 fans. Microsoft has you flat out beaten when it comes to online multiplay. The only thing that sold me a PS3 was as a cheap Blu-Ray player.

I adore my iPhone, but I know it still isn't what it could be. There is no movie capture, no cut & paste (argh!) and you cannot send snapshots to non iphones unless they receive email.  But in terms of user experience, it's the easiest and most pleasant phone interface I have ever used. It's also (in my opinion) the best looking phone as well.

Thanks for sharing the info on the new phone. As much as I am happy with my choice. It's not to say I wouldn't choose something else in the future. I am a fan of Apple products but I haven't sold my soul to them Back 'in the day' I did sell my Amiga 500 to go buy an Acorn Archimedes!

[Tension]

adolescent wrote:
@CaptChaos

True.  The iPhone is NOT a tool, but some iPhone owners are.   :lol:

LOL

Nokias are {bleep}ing {bleep}e anyway.  Sony Ericsson W810i is the best phone i ever had.

I upgraded to the W910i and regretted it, big time.

Would never touch a Nokia these days.  Their old phones were built like brick {bleep}houses, but their newer ones from the last few years are a bit of a joke.  ALWAYS going wrong.

[Tension]

Anyone who says they dont like the PS3 is just jealous cos they don`t have one or can`t afford one.

I love mine, use it mostly as a media set-top-box-type-thing.

[jj]

Could have bought one.  But the media centre capabilties and intergrations with PCs and media centres wastes the ps3.

The online functionality is much better than ps3.

The gamebase for the 360 is much better.  

Blue-ray player, no need for one until blue ray dics come down in price.

Much rather have a 360 and buy a cheap blue ray drive for my pc.

I wouldnt be surprised if microsoft released a blueray player for the 360

[billt]

Looks cool. Unfortunately due to where my family is we're stuck with Verizon, and they don't do cool phones like that. I was interested in their cut-down version of the HTC Touch Pro, but they require to sign up for data plan minimum $30/month for any smart phone. It freakin has Wifi in it, I don't need the freakin data plan... I don't know how phone companies operate outside of USA, but here I feel like they just want to rip me off and so I keep my old crappy getting senile Razr.

[Tension]

JJ wrote:
Could have bought one.  But the media centre capabilties and intergrations with PCs and media centres wastes the ps3.

The online functionality is much better than ps3.

What do you mean?  I used to have an old ugly PeeCee connected to my TV in the living room for streaming music and films from my main PeeCee, and going on the internet.

I did away with all that when I got the PS3.

I never even knew the PS3 could do have the stuff it can untill I got it and started messing about.

Sony release updates for firmware all the time - more codecs, features etc.

Imagine having to PAY to use the Xbox Live  :lol: :lol: :lol:

When Sega started charging people for using Dreamarena, that was the end of the Dreamcast for me.

[jj]

Yes you have to play to play online games not for everything else.

xbox360 outselling ps3 in japan of all places at the moment.

I would be surprised if sony win this console war in the shortterm. They are still making ps2 games so alot os people not switching.

Anyway you prefer the ps3 i prefer 360. all personel choices.  neither of us is wwrong or right.