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Dec 03 12:35:42 <madnificent> so, i got myself a q10.  the hardware is undeniably newer than the hardware in my veer.  but my god, webos was a blast.
Dec 03 13:16:13 <HaDAk> was? :(
Dec 03 13:19:09 <madnificent> HaDAk: my veer is acting up and the electronics really are from a few generations back.  the keyboard and the curved glass were way ahead of their age.  at least, that's my impression of it all.
Dec 03 13:19:36 <madnificent> it would've been better if they'd have kept the 'everything is smooth' impression of the pre/pre+ though.
Dec 03 13:19:46 <HaDAk> the veer is too tiny for my giant hands.
Dec 03 13:20:15 <HaDAk> the idea behind the pre was a pebble that had been been washed over by waves for hundreds of years
Dec 03 13:20:47 <madnificent> i don't have tiny hands, but i manage to operate the veer perfectly.  the keys are tiny, but you somehow learn to press them.  i often overlap 9 keys at once with a finger, yet the right one is pressed.
Dec 03 13:21:25 <HaDAk> that's some masterful hardware design, right there
Dec 03 13:21:30 <madnificent> i still remember the first presentation i saw about webos.  i had to wait for over a year to actually get y hands on something that ran it.
Dec 03 13:22:25 <madnificent> HaDAk: the electronic hardware is outdated.  the cpu is fairly slow, the screen resolution isn't really impressive.  that sort of thing.
Dec 03 13:22:55 <HaDAk> the hardware was gorgeous and sleek, but flimsy and under powered. even then, it wasn't much compared to the hottest devices.
Dec 03 13:23:07 <HaDAk> this is why we're working on bringing it to "anything that can run android"
Dec 03 13:23:48 <madnificent> 'it' being webos right?
Dec 03 13:24:52 <madnificent> also, that wouldn't give me a replacement for the Veer.  the Veer had decent specs in a tiny package, now you only get decent specs in something that's larger than my pint of beer.
Dec 03 13:25:38 <HaDAk> yes, webos.
Dec 03 13:25:46 <HaDAk> well, we don't know what's coming out.
Dec 03 13:26:01 <HaDAk> webos-ports isn't ready for the primetime yet. when it is, who knows what devices will be out there.
Dec 03 13:29:16 <madnificent> you never know, but i doubt we'll get something as impressive as the first pre anytime soon.
Dec 03 13:30:02 <madnificent> i followed webos ports earlier, but i'm not convinced the community will get everything up and running.  i certainly hope you guys do and i wish you all the best with it!
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