Then I'll shut up. BTW, I don't hate or love the visual look of the Neo. It's more function than anything else to me.
On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 9:25 AM, Flemming Richter Mikkelsen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/14/08, Lowell Higley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 4:01 AM, thomasg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Well, you'll get used to it :) > > >>USB-Charging is fine. You can use a standard usb-wallcharger as well > > as any mini-usb cable or usb-carchargers and so on. > > > > I know this isn't the case, but if were to HAVE to plug it into a > > computer, it would be a deal killer for me. I haven't been home in over a > > month. I am a road warrior (I spend 80% of my time on the road) and I don't > > always have the option to pull out my laptop to charge my phone. Make sense? > > > And I only charge my current phone from my laptop. An extra charger is no > use to me. > > I'm going to change the topic a little bit. I'm a little concerned about > > the direction of these messages. It seems like the thought that goes into > > them isn't that consumer focused. It's more personal opinion based than > > anything else, personal preference. My original statement was to reflect the > > thought of what a consumer expects (not want) in a phone they buy. I know > > for now this is still a geeky device for those of like that like cool tech > > toys. But isn't the end goal to create a device that end consumers would > > want to buy? I see mentions here and there but I don't see a concerted > > effort to make this a consumer device one day. That was what I was trying > > to say more than, "hey, I have to have a wall charger." > > > Right now we are focusing on the developer release. That is for geeks, not > consumers. > > Let me give you another example... I've probably showed 20 people pics of > > the Neo1973. You want to know what I hear? "Man, that's ugly!" That's > > what I hear every time. Now you're thinking "so what? it's functional". > > You and I may not care what it looks like, but consumers do. I'm guessing > > no focus group was done by FIC way back when as the prototype was created. > > It was a bunch of techie/engineering types that generally have no clue what > > consumers want. I can say that because I used to be one of those techie > > types that focused on the technology versus the requirements of the > > customer. I'm not trying to bash the team in any respect.. They've done a > > great job pioneering the first "freed phone". Just maybe the consumer isn't > > their/our focus? And if not, will it ever be? > > > I love the design. People have different taste. > > The bottom line is who is the target market for this product? That's who > > I am always going to answer questions for. Anyways, I digress. I'm sure > > I'll get a few barbs/flames out of this one. > > > I think the focus on a market product can really begin when all the > developers got their phone. Now the focus must be on the developers. > > > -- > Please don't send me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > Join the FSF as an Associate Member at: > <URL:http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=5774> > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > >
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