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The ability to connect to the Internet also allowed for the Videocom OS to become the go-to media centre operating system for most Rumahokian citizens due to the relative ease of getting a terminal at a very low cost. Having an Internet connection made it easier to install certain apps that transform what is essentially a smart cordless phone into a video or music player. | The ability to connect to the Internet also allowed for the Videocom OS to become the go-to media centre operating system for most Rumahokian citizens due to the relative ease of getting a terminal at a very low cost. Having an Internet connection made it easier to install certain apps that transform what is essentially a smart cordless phone into a video or music player. | ||
Although Videocom OS was initially a little difficult for new users to learn, Videocom OS 2.0.1, released in 2005, would give the user interface an upgrade to make it more user friendly and appealing, even giving the system a home screen where the user may access some of the more commonly-used applications such as the phone, the messaging service, and the Internet browser. | Although Videocom OS was initially a little difficult for new users to learn, Videocom OS 2.0.1, released in 2005, would give the user interface an upgrade to make it more user friendly and appealing, even giving the system a home screen where the user may access some of the more commonly-used applications such as the phone, the messaging service, the main Videocom application, and the Internet browser. | ||
Starting with Videocom OS 10.0.1, released in 2008, a camera application would join the softwares that came pre-installed with the terminal. Market analysts have suspected that Videocom was trying to take advantage of the growing market for {{wp|smartphones}}, fearing that the Videocom would become obsolete if they fail to include whatever new software that was being offered on smartphones. This trend has since slowed down ever since Videocom began to market the terminals as portable control panels for the house. | |||
==Terminals== | ==Terminals== | ||