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[...] Store launched. People in the UK, who use Windows and Internet Explorer will be able to use it. This angered Carlo Longino who thought that Nokia said they are now an Internet Company. Last time I checked companies like [...]
[...] Store launched. People in the UK, who use Windows and Internet Explorer will be able to use it. This angered Carlo Longino who thought that Nokia said they are now an Internet Company. Last time I checked companies like [...]
Lol. It is saddening to see that even such supposedly experienced tech journalists as you cannot look beyond the FIRST day of a NEW service in ONE country. Have a bit of a broader and longer perspective, please.
And like it or not, IE and Windows ARE the de facto global standards of the Average Joe consumer. What retarded company would not START a new service there?
Yeah, I checked the store this morning and was shocked when it wouldn’t let me in with Firefox - this is 2007, not 1997 and that kind of browser-specific design is inexcusable in this day and age.
Still, I was curious so I tried in IE to get in but I have to say I wasn’t impressed. You can search for artists or tracks but not for albums. Let’s hope it’s just teething troubles that they’ll iron out.
@Speachless: Of course there will be problems when a complex service like this first launches, but using technology like ActiveX looks to me like a fault in the design rather than a little bug that can be quickly fixed.
It does have a very usable feel to it… but I felt let down when I figured I won’t be able to burn a CD to listen to my music in my car.