Michael,
>It is worth pointing out that not all machiuke apps are programmed to
>connect to the network, and for those that do - you can force it to not use
>the network by turning off the network connection for that application only
>(or all apps if you are really concerned).
that's a good point.
(1) what's new (or what's missing)
machiuke may be not a suitable name because it's only one of
the many things that J-Phone Java can do. basically, there'is
only one trick that computer students learn as basic: multitask,
(and task swapping to allow CPU power saving), which is missing
from the original DoJa.
if you run a Java appli on 503, one interesting effect is that
you cannot receive i-mode mail while the appli is running, and
you cannot use other phone functions.
I'm not surprised DoCoMo/NEC designed their way. I'd describe
them "think as relays". I don't know if you did relay logic,
slow, simple, accurate (as designed), ... hard-wired.
(2) more appli download
even for appli's which have no communication function, like a
stand-alone game, "machiuke" allows for comfortable experience
because you don't have to start Java again each time.
this is the reason low-end J-Phone subscribers use Java more
than richer DoCoMo users, and if you play appli's a lot, you'll
download more because you'll enjoy what you pay, which DoCoMo
users couldn't have before 504i.
will appreciate if anyone has user survey of 504 i-appli usage.
cheers,
Ken
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Received on Sat Jul 27 19:00:50 2002