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Re: [News] Nokia Says 'Fragmentation' in GNU/Linux is a Good Thing

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____/ Tony Manco on Wednesday 16 Sep 2009 11:53 : \____

> Moshe Goldfarb wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:15:48 +0200, Hadron wrote:
>> 
>>> "Ezekiel" <not-there@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> 
>>>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:1385711.atdPhlSkOF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>>> Fragmentation good for the user, says Nokia
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>> | Fragmentation within mobile platforms helps handset manufacturers
>>>>> | and software developers to properly address customers' needs, a
>>>>> | senior Nokia executive has said.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> 
> http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10013788o-2000331761b,00.htm
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #1 - Nokia said that fragmentation is good within the mobile platform
>>>> #market
>>>> is good - they said nothing about "GNU/Linux" as your bullshit headline
>>>> claims.
>>>>
>>>> #2 - And why is it good for them??? Because Nokia can use
>>>> #'fragmentation' to
>>>> squeeze extra money out of customers.
>>>>
>>>> <quote>
>>>> "Inside any specific market, if you offer the same product as your
>>>> competitors the only thing you can compete on is price," Nystrom told
>>>> delegates at the Open Source In Mobile 09 conference in Amsterdam.
>>>> "[Differentiating gives you] the opportunity to be better, and to have a
>>>> higher sale price or margin".
>>>> </quote>
>>> 
>>> So Zeke, what you are saying is that Roy supports companies having a
>>> monopoly on a certain feature set since they are thus able to milk the
>>> customers who can only find that feature set from them?
>>> 
>>> Interesting.
>>> 
>>> Looks like Roy is showing his true "commercial" colours again.
>> 
>> Roy Schestowitz is a mercenary SOB and it's been proven in the
>> past.
>> 
>> As for Nokia, it doesn't surprise me that a company that is
>> having a difficult time in the phone market would adopt a
>> principle of the freetard community.
>> 
> 
> Difficult time? heh...

The trolls will spout out more rubbish if they are fed.

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