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etaab
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Basically what they're doing with Symbian is streamlining the OS variations so it'll work across many devices over various generations, just like Apple.
Symbian said they're dropping the ^3 and ^4 names in favour of calling it merely Symbian. Therefore, once the OS is installed on a device it'll be future compatible and compatible with tools and apps developed across many devices.
I wouldnt say they're cancelling Symbian 4, simply taking what they have now and making it available immediately instead of making people buy a new phone to get such features or functionality. I do fear it might backfire on them like it has with Apple however. Many Apple iPhone owners from 2007 have not upgraded to a 3G, 3GS or 4, simply because they do not offer much which is new. Its the same interface and OS.
Nokia might end up with people still using the N8 in 5 years time !
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Tsepz_GP
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Only time will tell,i just hope this is the end of all the instability and forever changing plans and now they can focus on the new UI and their S^3 phones.
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Bonovox
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Well,from what I have read so far it seems pretty stable 
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AbuBasim
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On 2010-11-03 20:50:06, etaab wrote:
@ AbuBasim - the sad truth is that we now live in a world where Apple's simple and shallow interface seems better because of its faster and slicker experience.
How ironic then that Apple's competition is so busy copying the features of this 'simple and shallow interface'... Why everyone else has to have capacitive touchscreen, kinetic scrolling, pinch to zoom, etc if these are so bad as you seem to imply? Count how many Apple innovations you can see in the UI of your N8 
On 2010-11-04 21:54:08, Bonovox wrote:
Well,it seems their best device since the N95 & people are still using the N95 these days
That's probably not what Nokia wanted. The people still using the N95 have not yet bought a new Nokia phone, which means lost revenue for Nokia! No manufacturer of any kind of product wants to build something that lasts forever, as the buyers will buy the makers product only once and then no more.
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Bonovox
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@etaab read this from the HTC Desire HD review on Phone Arena  Notice the mention of the words HTC Desire HD & LAG   & they also said poor poor battery on the HTC 
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2010-11-05 14:26 ] Phone?? What phone?? |
etaab
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@ Bonovox - i never use that site, a site that refers to sections of its readers as Symbian fanboys / Apple fanboys / Android fanboys / or any other fan boys clearly has unprofessional people writing their articles.
Im sure the Desire HD will be fantastic. The specs seem great, its only downside for me is the hardware. It looks cheap imo, will probably have the usual terrible HTC camera in it and lack a real feel of quality that the iPhone 4 / N8 / X10 have. Thats my main beef with HTC is their cheap hardware.
@ AbuBasim - i wouldnt say Apple's competition are scrambling to copy Apple's innovations as such, they merely adopt the functionality themselves. Just like every manufacturer adopted Bluetooth from Ericsson. Its a natural progression of competitive technology be it mobile phones, flat screen TVs, computers etc..
The better question to ask would be which features and innovations we've grown accustom to in the present day lack on the iPhone OS ?
I dont see where i said specificially the features you mentioned were bad at all.
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Bonovox
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@etaab I just read reviews I never make a decision based on these sites ever. I just like reading reviews. What sites do you think are best for reviews & ones that are honest & not biased??
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etaab
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GSMarena, they're they only ones with any credibility imo.
They point out the good and bad in all phones. They have been accused of being anti-Nokia, but to be honest Nokia deserved the bad press in many ways. So really i agree with most of what they write.
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Bonovox
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Ah,yes I do read them
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rikken
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On 2010-11-06 22:01:31, etaab wrote:
GSMarena, they're they only ones with any credibility imo.
I prefer their reviews too. They seem very professional and honest when reviewing all brands. |
AbuBasim
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On 2010-11-06 21:23:26, etaab wrote:
@ AbuBasim - i wouldnt say Apple's competition are scrambling to copy Apple's innovations as such, they merely adopt the functionality themselves. Just like every manufacturer adopted Bluetooth from Ericsson. Its a natural progression of competitive technology be it mobile phones, flat screen TVs, computers etc..
There is a big difference in adopting technologies which a group of manufacturers agree upon as a standard, i.e. Bluetooth, and innovations which one company add to their own products as a competetive advantage over the other companies which then copy the same. I have not seen anything about Apple adding features like kinetic scrolling and pinch to zoom and proposing as standards for the competition to use the same...
I dont see where i said specificially the features you mentioned were bad at all.
So words like 'shallow' to describe the UI are meant the convey the warm and fuzzy feelings you have about the iPhone?
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etaab
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You really cannot hear a bad word said about Apple huh ?
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AbuBasim
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On 2010-11-08 23:46:52, etaab wrote:
You really cannot hear a bad word said about Apple huh ?
And when you're proven wrong then you no longer want to continue a discussion. Aren't your insults coming soon?
(But calling UI features 'shallow' when these exist on an iPhone but not when Nokia copies the same features?)
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etaab
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AbuBasim, its nothing to do with me being proven wrong, since i havent, but me not wanting to get into yet another boring discussion about Apple vs Android vs Symbian vs whatever else. Especially with people such as yourself who only appear to think that the OS they prefer is worthwhile and the rest are a waste of time. You cannot have a discussion with ignorant people.
I like them all you see, whereas you dont and can only see the good in your chosen OS.
Like i said, the better question is which features and innovations we've grown accustom to in the present day lack on the iPhone OS ? the answer is much. Its funny how as soon as people illustrate how infuriated they can be by Apple's basic entry level smartphone OS and its major shortcommings you suddenly jump on them to counter what they say. You cannot do that, its their opinion.
I prefer a true smartphone OS even with its less pretty user interface, whereas you obviously like shallow operating systems that look smart but are really quite dumb. No ?
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