Software for mac

Question

when are nokia going to give us mac users some decent software rather than their **bleep**py syncing software??
i have an n95 but have no way to install anything to it like the maps unless i find someone with a windows pc.
i think in this day and age nokia could get us pc suite, whats the problem with getting it on the mac? is it expensive etc?

Answer 1

20-May-2008 02:53 AM
prayagnarula wrote:
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This is not true at all. It might be true for Bluetooth and other such things (which you can do on windows too if you try hard enough without PC suite).
ok... "not true at all"??.... "but may be true for bluetooth and other things"??...
this was a statement regarding bluetooth specifically. the steps outlined for communicating via bluetooth are not a work around, pc suite IS a work around for missing features in windows [for bluetooth connectivity].
are you just bashing nokia, or do you have a real point?
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Nokia does not have any port for its carbide suite for development suite. It does not support any of its sdk on any other platform other than windows.
good point. not interested. (quote from futurama)
i'm a computer engineer. hi! i might be a bit conceded when i say this, but anyone who argues that they have to support more platforms for development, or be regarded as uncaring, is simply actiing out an egocentric desire to be important. i'm a mac user. before that i was a BeOS user. yeah, i'm also a developer - albeit a hardware developer, but nonetheless i know the pains and suffering of not being able to develop on my platform of choice AND I STILL SUPPORT THE DECISION.
they are not in the business of making multi-platform development tools. they are in the business of making phones. dead simple: get the dev tools out there, and hit as many potential devs as possible without having to become experts in PC, Mac, linux.... hey even BeOS. they've done that. you want to develop for Symbian (by the way, this is symbian, not nokia) then go and get the symbian dev tools and compile some apps.... development platform has nothing to do with development itself. would you rather they force you to develop natively on symbian? hard to do i'm sure, but possible. then they wouldn't force ANY other OS on you.
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And point in question, it even did not make an effort to port PC Suite on any platform other than windows. Nokia simply does not support any non-windows platform.
yup. wait. what void of functionality would PC suite fill on the Mac? i see the map loader. ok. not exactly a big deal. oh oh oh and the software updater. a bigger deal, but then again an even bigger mess if it ever screws up... bringing us back to the argument "they are not trying to become experts on windows/mac/linux/heck even beos software developmet"
what are you missing on the mac? tell me, and if it's not the map loader or the software update tool then we can probably fill that gap for you by pointing out links to nokia's website.
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Its probably because nokia's primary market i.e. Eurasia does not have a strong Mac presence.
heck the whole world "doesn't have a strong mac presence" - really. but just for giggles i'll pretend like i'm not hurt that you've excluded me from nokia's 'primary market' (i'm not in eurasia).
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But I think its mostly because simply put Nokia doesn't care, about its customers or its developers for that matter.
i feel cared for. as a user (a MAC user) - i don't currently develop software for nokia devices. i guess you don't feel cared for, but that doesn't mean they don't care. i pitty anyone who cares for you but simply cannot provide what you're looking for - it seems you'll be very upset and emotional about it.
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Its service centers are a joke (at least here in India) and its support is mostly sub-standard. And if Nokia has to compete with the biggies like Apple and Google who are now strongly focusing on the markets that Nokia held it really needs to pull up its socks.
their service centers EXIST. i've never seen one for my old sony ericcson phones. LG? in what part of the world are there service centers for mobile phones besides the mobile providers themselves like AT&T, T-Mobile, etc?
sub-standard support? ahh... what standard are you going by? from where i sit, if they don't bludgeon me and take my shoes they are doing well. no, seriously, i've NEVER had a good support experience with ANY company. but if service is that bad where you are, so bad that it sticks out, then don't use them. i can't use ANY support here in USA, they are all that bad: apple, palm (especially palm), microsoft (HAHAHAHAHA...oh they suck), let me count the ways they all fail to do anything useful ever.
is faiulre ok simply because it's the norm? no. but calling nokia sub standard in this market? sheesh, you've got an agenda.
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Otherwise, though as much I like Nokia, I would really like to see it sink to a silent death.
sounds to me like you have no kind regards for nokia at all and are eager to sit up front to watch a slow agonizing death. sorry to disappoint, but i think i should tell you that nokia isn't likely to die anytime soon. i could be wrong, but i think the numbers speak pretty clearly (look at annual sales of phones from each major company).
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--Prayag
good luck Prayag, in your future dealings with nokia or whichever company you blow through next. i hope you find one you can deal with, perhaps it will be your own?
-bit
N95-1 ---> N97-NAM ---> N900 ---> E7-00 + N900 (I use them both)
(N95 was pretty good, N97 had potential but utterly failed to deliver, N900 is absurdly good. Those of you wondering, "should I try N900/Maemo/MeeGo"? The answer is a resounding YES)