Craig Woodward wrote: > ---- Ian Darwin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is no place that OM has said that the current *software* is ready for >> the masses. >> > > That's really mincing words... You're right, OM never said the software was > ready for the masses, but FIC said the FreeRunner was "consumer ready" when > it was selling it 8 months ago. That to me implied the hardware AND software > were ready. But months later we're learning that *neither* is ready, and > that both camps will probably drop support for the device before a stable, > reliable platform develops. (As they've already done for the GTA01.) > > Happily I've never had to deal with this battery mess because my current > phone is a Nokia 6230i, which uses the same battery as the FR. The 6230 can > charge the batteries from dead, and never fully drains them to start with. > Frankly I find it unacceptable that ANY phone would fully discharge it's > battery, doubly so when it's hardware isn't capable of trickle charging it > from a "NOPOWER" state. > > But rather than trying to fix this hardware issue in software, OM chose to > change architectures *twice*, and is now focusing work on changes for as yet > unreleased hardware, including the GTA03. Way to build a customer base > folks... And what happens when this new hardware become vaporware as people > realize the market has dried up? Do you really think during a recession that > people are going to drop big bucks on a GTA03, with no major hardware > changes, after the first two FAILED and have no support now? > > I'm pretty sure I'll have my GTA02 up on ebay within the week. It really > sucks, since I WANT an open source phone with the features the Neo promised. > It also sucks that I dropped a pretty penny on what was claimed to be > consumer ready, and 8 months later am still using my 5 year old phone for > daily use. I will very likely take a hit on reselling my Neo, but what's my > other option? Hold on to it in the hopes that a stable platform emerges > before OM totally stops support? And if it doesn't, how much do you think I > could re-sell a custom "phone" for with that can't be used as a phone, has > half finished unstable "open source" software, and absolutely no support? > > The worst part is that by making promises and not delivering, FIC and OM have > set the open source movement back for phones. They've pretty much killed any > chance of an open source phone being taken seriously any time soon unless > it's backed by a huge company (like Android). Who's going to invest in the > next private open source phone after reading how the GTA failed twice, and > delivered non-functional multi-hundred dollar hockey pucks instead? > > Anyone want a GTA02v5? You get the whole box set, plus I'll throw in a stand > alone battery charger and a 2G uSD card too boot. Make an offer. > You accuse me of mincing words. Let's see if you'll stand by your words. If you really feel the device is that worthless, sell it to me for $10.00. Final offer.
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