I assumed the N810WiMax edition was pulled because WiMax has almost no penetration (at least in US/EMEA from what I can tell), so engineering resources could be turned to an N900 or whatever - not because it was a proper linux device that was shut down by the Man...
But it was enticing in its day. On Jul 8, 2009 8:53 AM, "JP" <[email protected]> wrote: On Jul 7, 11:51 pm, Fred Grott <[email protected]> wrote: > Chrome OS would not land on phones... When IP only platforms WiMax or LTE come to be - that's the perspective for Chrome OS mobile devices to be used as (cough) "cell" phones proper. You get the idea... There's actually been a device out like that already, the Nokia N810WiMax Edition. Now that's a proper Linux device, root privileges and all, so I suppose that's why it's been so hastily pulled from the market last year. Or maybe not, perhaps one day we'll find out when someone at Nokia talks shop. In any case, I have to admit to give it cult like admiration. There's downsides to using a straight Linux derivative on a mobile device though. The event model for example does not support tapping well, and native access to camera, sensors and so forth have to be implemented outside the "regular" scope of Linux. So I suppose they're saying once everything's said and done, they'll actually have Android around to cover the smaller mobile devices. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are sub... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
