After hearing the countless complaints about the iPhone, most of which regarding no third-party support, hearing about this device is almost a god-send. I can't begin to count how many times I look at a feature or function of my phone and say to myself, "I wish it did it this way." To hear that I can now have the power to either request developer's to do just that, or just do it my self is more exciting news to me then the iPhone itself. Of course, there are problems. Reading around the site (can't find the quote) it states that users shouldn't even expect to use it as their main phone for a few months. Not terrible, it is open source after all, and even the iPhone isn't polished.
But to my main point, after getting overly excited for this news I immedietly reported it to a friend who is "not as technical" to say the least. "Why would I want to learn how to code if I can buy a phone that already has all those features, and actually works?" My point exactly. This phone is at best only going to be a geeky device for those who know how to code and use it. While I'm not saying it's not a great idea, they should really have waited for a more stable release that you can actually use before they let this loose into the public.
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After hearing the countless complaints about the iPhone, most of which regarding no third-party support, hearing about this device is almost a god-send. I can't begin to count how many times I look at a feature or function of my phone and say to myself, "I wish it did it this way." To hear that I can now have the power to either request developer's to do just that, or just do it my self is more exciting news to me then the iPhone itself. Of course, there are problems. Reading around the site (can't find the quote) it states that users shouldn't even expect to use it as their main phone for a few months. Not terrible, it is open source after all, and even the iPhone isn't polished.
But to my main point, after getting overly excited for this news I immedietly reported it to a friend who is "not as technical" to say the least. "Why would I want to learn how to code if I can buy a phone that already has all those features, and actually works?" My point exactly. This phone is at best only going to be a geeky device for those who know how to code and use it. While I'm not saying it's not a great idea, they should really have waited for a more stable release that you can actually use before they let this loose into the public.