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Still waiting for a good phone OS
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BigMark
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Aug 20, 2003, 01:23 AM
 
Nokia used to be the easiest and most straightforward to use, but lagged behind with phone features and looks.
SonyEriccson is touted as a great companion for OS X if you have bluetooth, but the problem is that the OS on the SonyEricsson phones is ugly and awkward.

I don't like the Palm OS phones, and others like Siemens and Alcatel are all even uglier and less easy to use.

Do I have to wait until Apple releases their own branded phone with an OS made by Pixo??
     
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Aug 20, 2003, 01:38 AM
 
Originally posted by BigMark:
Do I have to wait until Apple releases their own branded phone with an OS made by Pixo??
You can, but you are going to die phoneless.

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schalliol
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Aug 20, 2003, 02:19 AM
 
Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
You can, but you are going to die phoneless.
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Diggory Laycock
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Aug 20, 2003, 06:50 AM
 
You are confusing OS with UI.

Both the SE and Nokias use Symbian as their OS. (which is good)

However they use different UI's - the SE P800's UI is called - (wait for it) - Quartz!

It's not bad actually.
     
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Aug 20, 2003, 09:35 AM
 
Originally posted by Diggory Laycock:
You are confusing OS with UI.

Both the SE and Nokias use Symbian as their OS. (which is good)

However they use different UI's - the SE P800's UI is called - (wait for it) - Quartz!

It's not bad actually.
Yup. Both Nokia's 60-series Symbian OS and SE's Quartz are intuitive and powerful.
     
   
 
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