kalpik
In Pursuit of "Happyness"
You HAVE to hold the Milestone in your hand!
Nokia N900, Xperia X10, Motorola Milestone !
maverick786us
Padawan
Yes, The Nokia N900 is slated to hit Indian Shores by June-2010 !! My Feeling is it is already available in the grey market for around 25k-26K around $500-$600 in U.S depending on how cheap deal one gets(online&store), so keeping all this in Mind I think it should be close to 30K for sure in India !!
It is gonna be the Arrival of the Big Daddysabse bada Baap in Mobile computing
! Lot of Hysteria already created...
WTF???? Someone said that it will be available by end of April. June!!!!!! that sux. What the **** is going with this market
chintan786
In the zone
I have used Nokia 900 ..one of my friend have this... it is piece of brick... heavy and bore.....if u keep tht in ur pants for more time then probably ur balls get imbalanced..
amitabhishek
Bad to the bone
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
At 180 gms, isnt much of a feather. 
sujoyp
Grand Master
I think nokia should rethink its strategy for india and launch a N900 without keyboard and with portrait mode@22k...it will be a success
webgenius
Ambassador of Buzz
180g??? It's too heavy for a phone. Max I would consider is 130g.At 180 gms, isnt much of a feather.
But Guys coming back to this Android v/s Maemo Battle.
I would surely love to go for the N900 but after going thru all this discussion, the only thing that is stopping me is most of the people's opinion which says Maemo is no Match to Android OS, That is stopping me from buying the N900. So is the difference of Earth & Sky between Android OS and Maemo OS. From a pure user point of view how does it make any difference. I mean will there be, is there anything that Android can do which Maemo cannot !! what is so special about this Android Thing.
If any of you guys could please enlighten me on the Android v/s Maemo Battle...
I would surely love to go for the N900 but after going thru all this discussion, the only thing that is stopping me is most of the people's opinion which says Maemo is no Match to Android OS, That is stopping me from buying the N900. So is the difference of Earth & Sky between Android OS and Maemo OS. From a pure user point of view how does it make any difference. I mean will there be, is there anything that Android can do which Maemo cannot !! what is so special about this Android Thing.
If any of you guys could please enlighten me on the Android v/s Maemo Battle...
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dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
The only thing that maemo lags in is app support. maemo in general is a vastly superior concept than Android with better architecture/power management and resource management. Android on the other hand is more intuitive. Its your choice. Maemo is a developers dream, while Android is a consumers paradise.
Choose your stance
Choose your stance
You've put up very nicely here "Maemo is a developers dream, while Android is a consumers paradise" So from a User point of View one should go for Android is that you are saying ? someone who wants whole lot of Apps on his mobile. But if Maemo is a superior concept than Android with better architecture/power management and resource management it is actually, then a Consumers gain only minus the Apps so why do u still say only a developers dream.
kalpik
In Pursuit of "Happyness"
Why do you say Maemo is vastly superior than Android? Both are Linux based! Capabilities should be more or less the same.. Just that android is much more popular, has more apps, and has much better support!
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
Well, maemo for firsts isnt half as intuitive as Android. maemo was produced as a tablet OS which was then mainstreamed into a gsm device. The next generation of maemo would be a joint venture by Intel and Nokia codenamed Meego-harmattan, which shall take mobile computing to a new level. LG are developing on the same concept but they would be suing Moblin opposed to nokia's much enhanced harmattan. Now, to your question.
Android though based on the linux kernal allows developers to code in java and the applications thus produced aren't really that powerful. Of course you can adhere to smarter means, but since Android is allows coding in Java, its more popular with freelance developers.
Maemo on the other hand,being a tablet platform was created using devian and GNOME. Though based on the linux kernal, developing apps for it isn't for the light hearted. You need to know your basics well to develop your apps. As such, developer's dream-Its fun to develop apps for the Maemo coz it brings out your true potential.
Now Power and Resource management is really poor in Android.most Android phones suffer from battery drain,especially the qualcomm ones. The UI for staters on the Android is more refined when compared to the Maemo, again, maemo was meant to be a tablet platform. In toehr words. For the normal user, Android is the best choice. But if you are the types, who can give up something less tedious for something different, Maemo is the way to go .
Personally though. I suggest you bunk the N900. it may be great but wont be upgradeable to Meego which is the way ahead.
Android though based on the linux kernal allows developers to code in java and the applications thus produced aren't really that powerful. Of course you can adhere to smarter means, but since Android is allows coding in Java, its more popular with freelance developers.
Maemo on the other hand,being a tablet platform was created using devian and GNOME. Though based on the linux kernal, developing apps for it isn't for the light hearted. You need to know your basics well to develop your apps. As such, developer's dream-Its fun to develop apps for the Maemo coz it brings out your true potential.
Now Power and Resource management is really poor in Android.most Android phones suffer from battery drain,especially the qualcomm ones. The UI for staters on the Android is more refined when compared to the Maemo, again, maemo was meant to be a tablet platform. In toehr words. For the normal user, Android is the best choice. But if you are the types, who can give up something less tedious for something different, Maemo is the way to go .
Personally though. I suggest you bunk the N900. it may be great but wont be upgradeable to Meego which is the way ahead.
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
^^It sint getting upgraded to 2.1. It will get 2.2 . As I have already mentioned, the X10 isnt much different from what we can expect from its 2.1 counterparts. SE have optimized the software to include most functions.
maverick786us
Padawan
dreamcatcher
Rockin g33k
^^Probably June, if at all.