On Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:19:02 -0800 (PST) Gothnet <openm...@nastylittlehorse.net> babbled:
> > > > Sargun Dhillon wrote: > > > > Additionally, why are we expecting 3G from OM, they are having a hard > > time getting a phone right. Why are we holding them to the same > > standards as Apple, HTC, etc... Apple can't get 3G in the iPhone for > > two years. > > > > For which they were heavily criticised because smartphones (and not so smart > phones) in Europe had had 3G for years. > 3G is not a special feature any more, it's pretty basic in most handsets. > > The FR, with it's all-touchscreen interface and open nature *could* be > forgiven for not having 3G. It's a shortcoming, but it's forgiveable when so > much of the rest was at least near the state of the art - Linux, GPS, uSDHC > etc. actually the cpu (soc) and graphics are about as old-school as the 2g gprs. :) definitely far from state of the art. only things on freerunner that are "modern" are: LCD GPS Wifi BT case design (sorry the indented screen is very old-school and severely limits the finger-usability of the device - which as it has no stylus that is part of it... is the intended use). :) the rest.. is far behind. :) just trying to keep rumourmill from making it seem better than it is... :) > If 03 is released in a year or so without 3G it will have fallen way behind, > especially as the touch screen control is no longer unusual. > > If the hardware is fixed at this point then, well, sorry, but OM ought to > revise it. > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/Stage-of-GTA03-development--tp1664400p1752249.html Sent > from the Openmoko Community mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community