I was undecided but Stroller really hit the point for me, so I vote 1) On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 08:09:56PM +0100, Stroller wrote: > > On 25 Oct 2008, at 17:39, JW wrote: > > vote and tell OM what you want for the next phone > > > > [also realise this is still a long time away and Freerunner is > > available to buy > > now!] > > > > 1) touchscreen (no qwerty buttons) - freerunner, HTC Orbit, iphone > > 2) qwerty keyboard and tracker ball - blackberry curve > > 3) combination touchscreen plus qwerty - G1 > > > > *************************************** > > Please don't write endless pages about why - just indicate which one > > YOU want. > > *************************************** > > Hi JW, > > You're not posting from an @openmoko address, so does this vote have > an actual benefit? > > Do we get to influence the final design of the GTA03? > Or is this just an exercise in filling up our email boxes? > > I apologise for asking this if I've failed to realise that you're > famously Openmoko's hardware design manager. > > I would personally vote for touchscreen just like the Freerunner, so > that there is less risk of divergence in the input methods of > important software whilst Openmoko-based software stacks are > establishing themselves. Adding options for different input methods > and dealing with the bugs that may introduce by supporting them is not > beneficial at this time - once the stack is solid & stable, then they > can be added. > > (Actually, having looked at the other options, I would vote for > touchscreen-only in any case. I might potentially find a trackball, d- > pad or a couple extra programmable buttons useful, but I don't want > space taken up by a keyboard that will be too small to use, anyway. > Just maximise the screenspace!)
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