I love all the nitwits and Apple trolls and Nokia haters that have owned 2+ year old resistive touch screen phones then went to the I-phone and suddenly want to push that experience on everyone else in their statements like:
"I would never buy a resistive phone"
This person has likely never used a modern resistive phone from Nokia. I can type just as fast on my Nokia 5800 XM (maybe faster) then I ever could on my Iphone 3g, no stupid auto correction required.
"Capacitive is way better, I don't understand why Nokia doesn't get it"
See above, except that I can do it with gloves on, with 1 hand, or with a pen, stylus, plectrum, random office gadget. Really useful when your trying to input data into fields way too complex for gumby finger interaction. Ever tried writing an equation, working a spreadsheet, doing a quick drawing (like annotating a map)? Yeah, you think picture editing works well on the Iphone, you should give it a shot on a Nokia with a stylus, it works great! (especially since you can select a finer point then your finger).
"Nokia's App store is nothing compared to my Apple! I need an App store"
I guess Nokia must appeal to a more intelligent audience, that's the only conclusion I can come up with. You do realize that the Ovi store is just one of 1000s of places Nokia users are able to download software. We also are able to do this with no input, censoring, or back door bullshit from our phone manufacturer or telco. No jail breaking, rooting, ect required. Someone wants to make an App for a nokia phone? Do it, and sell it, and you don't even need Apples permission *gasp*
I'm not saying capacitive screens and let's just say it, Iphones, don't have some advantages, they do. There are some things being developed to allow other things to interface with Capacitive screens, but nothing is out there yet, so until then... we want our resistive screens, no one is saying you need to buy one, but seriously, quit acting like your Iphone owning, App store downloading ass is the only one that uses Touch screen phones.
There's a reason why Nokia sells more XM 5800's in 6 months (Iphone isn't even top 3 world wide) then Apple has sold I-phones of any model ever, many asian countries use handwriting recognition for a variety of reasons on their handsets. You want to try writing Kanji using your goober, yuppie she-man fingers on your Iphone?
You guys are like Jehova's Fing Witnesses, we don't want your capacitive screens! Are we going to burn in Apple hades for it? Fine! At least I'll die knowing I had a job that didn't involve maxing out my credit card to by gay looking berets and starbucks coffee typing as loud as I can on my Mac book so people notice how much of an "author" I am.
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I love all the nitwits and Apple trolls and Nokia haters that have owned 2+ year old resistive touch screen phones then went to the I-phone and suddenly want to push that experience on everyone else in their statements like:
"I would never buy a resistive phone"
This person has likely never used a modern resistive phone from Nokia. I can type just as fast on my Nokia 5800 XM (maybe faster) then I ever could on my Iphone 3g, no stupid auto correction required.
"Capacitive is way better, I don't understand why Nokia doesn't get it"
See above, except that I can do it with gloves on, with 1 hand, or with a pen, stylus, plectrum, random office gadget. Really useful when your trying to input data into fields way too complex for gumby finger interaction. Ever tried writing an equation, working a spreadsheet, doing a quick drawing (like annotating a map)? Yeah, you think picture editing works well on the Iphone, you should give it a shot on a Nokia with a stylus, it works great! (especially since you can select a finer point then your finger).
"Nokia's App store is nothing compared to my Apple! I need an App store"
I guess Nokia must appeal to a more intelligent audience, that's the only conclusion I can come up with. You do realize that the Ovi store is just one of 1000s of places Nokia users are able to download software. We also are able to do this with no input, censoring, or back door bullshit from our phone manufacturer or telco. No jail breaking, rooting, ect required. Someone wants to make an App for a nokia phone? Do it, and sell it, and you don't even need Apples permission *gasp*
I'm not saying capacitive screens and let's just say it, Iphones, don't have some advantages, they do. There are some things being developed to allow other things to interface with Capacitive screens, but nothing is out there yet, so until then... we want our resistive screens, no one is saying you need to buy one, but seriously, quit acting like your Iphone owning, App store downloading ass is the only one that uses Touch screen phones.
There's a reason why Nokia sells more XM 5800's in 6 months (Iphone isn't even top 3 world wide) then Apple has sold I-phones of any model ever, many asian countries use handwriting recognition for a variety of reasons on their handsets. You want to try writing Kanji using your goober, yuppie she-man fingers on your Iphone?
You guys are like Jehova's Fing Witnesses, we don't want your capacitive screens! Are we going to burn in Apple hades for it? Fine! At least I'll die knowing I had a job that didn't involve maxing out my credit card to by gay looking berets and starbucks coffee typing as loud as I can on my Mac book so people notice how much of an "author" I am.