In article <1357753.FY1NeZIKfW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Review: Haier Ibiza Rhapsody 30GB Rocks Us With Linux
>
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> | The Ibiza's iPod knock-off aesthetics hide one of the most innovative
> | attempts at a media player in years. Paired with a Rhapsody To-Go music
> | subscription ($15/month), the Linux-based player lets you access Rhapsody's
> | full content library from any Wi-Fi hotspot.
> `----
>
> http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/review-haier-ib.html
$300 for 30 GB. The 80 GB iPod classic is $249.
2.75 hours battery life for video. 5 hours for the iPod.
Cut the price in half and it has a decent chance. It has a couple nice
features, but not enough to justify $50 more than an iPod that has more
than twice the capacity and better battery life.
> Recent:
>
> A Linux-powered iPhone
>
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> | The most interesting part on Wired magazine's revelation was during
> | iPhoneâ??s
> | software development. On a very tight deadline to finish the iPhone right
> | on
> | time, Apple software engineers looked carefully at Linux, since it had
> | Â Â Â ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | already been rewritten for use on mobile phones. But, Linux on iPhone was
> | denied by Steve Jobs for the reason that he do not want to utilize someone
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | elseâ??s software. Just imagine the endless possibilities had Steve agreed.
> | It
> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> | would have been a big break for Linux, and iPhone could have been a much
> | more
> | powerful and smarter mobile device. It would have been a jaw-dropping
> | combination of beauty and brains. Â Â
How would Linux have been more powerful? The iPhone has an embedded
version of OS X. What can Linux do that OS X can't do?
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