When open phones meet closed minds
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| The second aspect of this change is the availability of open phones. Not only
| are the phones open, but their operating systems are open too, running Linux.
| One of the world's first open-source mobile phones, First International
| Computer's (FIC) Neo1973, is due to be launched in autumn 2007 — costing much
| less than an Apple iPhone. Others will follow as open development
| environments for Linux, such as Qtopia Greenphone, become available.
| Additionally, some of the major network operators are hedging their bets on
| this trend, with involvement in either the LiMo Foundation (NTT DoCoMo,
| Vodafone) or the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum (Orange / France Telecom,
| Telecom Mobile Italia).
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http://resources.zdnet.co.uk/articles/comment/0,1000002985,39289506,00.htm?r=3
Related:
Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
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| With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
| other smart devices
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/yager/archives/2007/08/apple_gives_lin.html?source=rss
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