Nokia Seeks Application Ideas For Linux-Based N800 Tablet
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| Nokia is now scouting about for new application ideas around the
| N800, its latest Linux-enabled tablet. At the same time, though,
| the company has no plans to stray from its choice of an essentially
| Debian Linux-based platform, or from its concept of the N800 as a
| device geared to on-the-go Internet connectivity, according to Ari
| Jaaksi, Nokia's director of open source software.
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| Jaaksi also cited a number of other related advantages for Linux,
| from Nokia's standpoint, including costs, componentization, and
| the size of the existing development community.
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| "There are no licensing fees, so this helps us to keep costs
| down for users," according to Jaaksi. The N800 carries list
| pricing of $399.99, for instance.
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