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> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Openmoko open source mobile phone selling 'in early July'
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>> | The Apple iPhone and Nokia N95 may be sexier, but the Openmoko
>> open-source
>> | mobile is encumbered by proprietary software and hardware to the minimal
>> | extent possible.
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>> http://technocrat.net/d/2008/6/17/43771
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> This is a short but interesting article. I think your quote does an
> excellent job of illustrating the key issue here. My opinion is that the
> OpenMoko team needs a healthy dose of pragmatism. Here's the problem that
> they seem to completely ignore. Both the iPhone and N95 are "sexier" than
> the OpenMoko and the OpenMoko sells for $399. The next generation iPhone is
> only $199.
No, it's over $1000. There's a catch (a contract). You can also buy a car for
that price... with instalments.
> What are consumers who buy cell phones interested in? A low price and a very
> sexy phone or do people buy phones based on what's "encumbered by
> proprietary software" and what isn't?
They are after developers who care about that stuff. And it's developers that
determine the success of a product. Just watch PalmOS (a decade ago).
> Sorry but the OpenMoko is doomed from the start. In order to succeed it had
> better be a lot cheaper or a lot sexier. Being more expensive and not nearly
> as cool/sexy/shiek as it's competitors spells death in todays market. The
> "not encumbered by proprietary software" is not a selling point that many
> people are going to care about.
I think that Thad from the NG bought one or will buy one.
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