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Re: [News] The March of Linux on the Smartphones Picks Up Steam

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> __/ [ thad01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Saturday 03 March 2007 05:55 \__
> 
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/03/eight_great_lin.html
>>> 
>>> All of these have arrived in just months. The prevalence of Linux in that
>>> sector is amazing and it's set to become dominant in a world where the
>>> desktop is becoming increasingly obsolete.
>> 
>> I just recently stumbled across this interesting open architecture
>> Linux phone:
>> 
>>    http://openmoko.org/
>> 
>> Looks interesting, and I'm temped to pick one up, though I've enough
>> neglected projects as it is.
>> 
>> Thad
> 
> Enlightenment-esque and developer-friendly. It sounds like a joy, but Nokia's
> tablet offers more power, without that nuisance which is a phone (unless
> VoIP counts). ;-)
> 

I shared a few beers with Mr Moss-Pultz in Amsterdam last year.  His
phone looks very interesting, although there was considerable
consternation regarding the business model in most people around.  That
said, it's not all that clear just where mobility is going at the moment
anyway - probably everywhere, in my view!

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