jhawkkw
Chinchillin'
Very well could of been, but I guess we'll never know.
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Mourning the death of Nokia
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Very well could of been, but I guess we'll never know.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
I don't think it was a ruse. The Symbian developers were trying to branch off with Maemo which sounded quite like Android in concept. They were not too happy with the way Nokia main was doing things.
Aren't Symbian and Android sort of forks of Linux anyway?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo
Aren't Symbian and Android sort of forks of Linux anyway?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maemo
Android is based on Linux.
Symbian comes from EPOC:
EPOC (operating system) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Symbian .. is in the same boat as webOS and blackberry.
MS has little worries about those OS.. coming back strong.
but Android... at nokia! I am sure they felt some pressure!
nickdalzell
Extreme Android User
Nokia isn't quite dead yet. more like zombiefied, like BlackBerry. their ads run almost in continuous rotation, again, highlighting the ONLY useable feature on their phone (since WP8 has ZERO apps!) being the CAMERA. sorry, i won't trade all my apps/games for a camera, even if it does have 41 megapixels. it's not an equitable trade given that the camera is the least used gadget in my phone, with its flash being used more often as a handy flashlight.
Some companies, sadly, don't really want to believe they're already dead.
Just for kicks, i browsed the Windows Store on my Win8 laptop, the one set up purely for games, and about 90% of what i run on my Android phone didn't exist, or existed only in paid form and not free (Angry Birds $4?! get out of town!)
Sure, they had the usual Facebook, Google Search and whatnot, but even the cheapest dumbphone has that with Java Mobile.
No Infinite Flight, no Pinball Arcade, no GTA, no emulators like Speak n Spell, no worthy book readers, no Photobucket Mobile, no Google Maps (no, Bing is no replacement), etc. in fact they have a few less apps than BlackBerry World.
Some companies, sadly, don't really want to believe they're already dead.
Just for kicks, i browsed the Windows Store on my Win8 laptop, the one set up purely for games, and about 90% of what i run on my Android phone didn't exist, or existed only in paid form and not free (Angry Birds $4?! get out of town!)
Sure, they had the usual Facebook, Google Search and whatnot, but even the cheapest dumbphone has that with Java Mobile.
No Infinite Flight, no Pinball Arcade, no GTA, no emulators like Speak n Spell, no worthy book readers, no Photobucket Mobile, no Google Maps (no, Bing is no replacement), etc. in fact they have a few less apps than BlackBerry World.
Stannis the Mannis
Rapscallion
No.
My momther's brand new LG L9 2 has crashed a few times on me and it is not even 1 month old.
Not hardware.
Sorry.
I have had many many many Android devices crash on me.
Doesn't matter the manufacturer.
WP 7 is damn fracking solid.
Never crashed or froze on me - not once.
And I am an evil bastard when it comes to my devices - I am ruthless and show no mercy!
It is not the hardware.
The OS does have some minor problems but I am 500% aware nothing is perfect but WP 7 is very very stable.
I am not the only one that thinks this way.
I saw many people do reviews across the evil interwebings and many said it is extremely stable.
Fast.
Android is fast I guess as well (depends on the hardware) but with WP 7 I had it did not have extremely good hardware to begin with - compared to many android phones with better hardware it ran waaaay better then they ever did.
Maybe this is just me.
I know I hate MicroPork but I will congratulate them when I see a brilliant marvel of software engineering and time put into it.
I just hate the iLock crap.
It is worse than apple actually in that regard but such a shame such great potential was wasted with iLock crap.
What. A. Shame.
Sad...
I also have the Optimus L9, had it since April and it hasn't crashed on me.
dynomot
Android Expert
I owned Nokia's up to and including the N900. I had a 3310, a 6680, an N95-1, a N97 and an N900.
The N900 at the time was revolutionary, it is and remains the only true Linux phone. You can even run Debian scripts on it and program on it. It had a terminal built in. It's browser was second to none. It had no MMS feature out of the box - solved by devs. It was far ahead of Android at the time in multitasking, and doing things only thought possible on a laptop.
Maemo5 was killed along with Symbian by Microsoft "partnering" Nokia and having a former Microsoft exec, Namely one Mr.Elop take charge. What happened to Nokia was inevitable, when Microsoft finally got what they want it was a loss that should be felt by anyone who likes choice.
The N900 at the time was revolutionary, it is and remains the only true Linux phone. You can even run Debian scripts on it and program on it. It had a terminal built in. It's browser was second to none. It had no MMS feature out of the box - solved by devs. It was far ahead of Android at the time in multitasking, and doing things only thought possible on a laptop.
Maemo5 was killed along with Symbian by Microsoft "partnering" Nokia and having a former Microsoft exec, Namely one Mr.Elop take charge. What happened to Nokia was inevitable, when Microsoft finally got what they want it was a loss that should be felt by anyone who likes choice.
SiempreTuna
Android Expert
dynomot
Android Expert
Latest 'news' is that what prompted Microsoft to buy Nokia was the realisation that the multi-billion Windows-only deal with Nokia expires next year and that the Nokia labs already had a bunch of Lumias running Android
What might have been :argh:
Android ran fairly well on my N900 (Nitroid). There is a feeling among Nokia lovers that Nokia would have disappeared under the deluge of Samsung phones if they had gone Android.
A hypothetical question, but I'm led to believe that their "Pure view" technology would have to re write code to work, would Google have allowed that? Nokia would have lost their maps and navigation too. Skinning Android with Touch Wiz or Sense is one thing, offering a free (and superior) maps and navigation application on your Android device in direct competition to the company that owns your licensed OS is another.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
As long as they innovated phone design and made it easier to freeze stuff you didn't like. I hated OVI. Couldn't get the damn stuff off the phone. I prefer printed maps. I don't need Google maps either.
I did manage to get some European phones. I had a C6, and I liked the format. The Vulcan would love another 6085. The C6 had a slide out keyboard and it was far better made than the Motorola charm or some of the older models.
The C6 is still going. I've kept kid on plan for a gift, so when she hits the States she can call and text. She's using the C6.
I did manage to get some European phones. I had a C6, and I liked the format. The Vulcan would love another 6085. The C6 had a slide out keyboard and it was far better made than the Motorola charm or some of the older models.
The C6 is still going. I've kept kid on plan for a gift, so when she hits the States she can call and text. She's using the C6.
zuben el genub
Extreme Android User
Ummm...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/11/nokia_meego_inside_story/
Meego was doomed by design and Elop was a quisling.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/11/nokia_meego_inside_story/
Meego was doomed by design and Elop was a quisling.
Stuntman
Android Expert
Latest 'news' is that what prompted Microsoft to buy Nokia was the realisation that the multi-billion Windows-only deal with Nokia expires next year and that the Nokia labs already had a bunch of Lumias running Android
What might have been :argh:
Those bastards!
:bawling::argh: More reason to hate MS.
The Microsoft acquisition was guaranteed the day that Elop hit the helm.
Androids in labs have nothing to do with it.
Maybe there to feature copy but that's it.
Androids in labs have nothing to do with it.
Maybe there to feature copy but that's it.