Em 23-02-2010 18:41, Mike Crash escreveu: > You talk something else than me. I didn't said anything about usage and > development, only about the phone. Take a today phone and try to use it as > GPS. In some hours you are out of battery, not very usable for a weekend in > nature.
I think that can be said of each and every computer with Neo's capabilities (or better). > You say, that Neo is like laptop in 2000? Nope, on laptop you can > write documents, make programming etc. On neo you cannot I beg your pardon? WRT typing: Neo doesn't have a keyboard (only on screen emulation). Get a laptop from 2000 without a keyboard or mouse. Neo can do more (you can type on the screen). Now add a bluetooth keyboard: suddenly you can type a lot better. > The small screen is very limited. Yes and no. The advantage of being a nice GNU/Linux computer is that you get your normal applications. The advantage is, you get your normal applications but they are not thought for small screens. We need smaller UIs, I recently asked the AbiWord guys to promote a Google SoC > Neo can be used as GPS, for access to internet (especially reading), book > reading, as MP3 player etc. But not as mobile office. If you are "clicker", > yes, but for real work no. > > Also consider the open source community - it has not the power to take the > lead. And no power to make really open phone. Not without any involvement of > some big manufacturer. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
