Originally I wanted to get an iPhone but had decided to go OpenMoko instead because I couldn't justify going on an expensive contract on top of paying a lot for the phone. Then my circumstances changed so I ended up getting an iPhone anyway. I love the phone, the way I can use it about town, but I still feel like a beta tester and my phone never moves from screen to screen as fast as the one they show in the TV ads. Maybe they play the TV ad at x2 speed?!
I agree in principal with what the Posse have said previously about being able to install what you want on a device you have paid for. That said, my phone is not jailbroken and I have nothing I need to do that requires software I can't already get or isn't already on the phone. Except maybe ssh for emergency support work. That would be nice and wasn't on the app store last time I checked. > I really think (hope) Android and its openness will be worth the wait! Obviously I hope that Android phones are open, but that will depend on Google's business model - will it be the same as Apple? If so you can expect restrictions on what you'll be allowed to do. Maybe not as draconian as Apple but as a minimum I'd expect them to try and prevent VOIP apps, bluetooth modems and anything else that has potential to take revenue away from T-mobile's other lines of business. This is just a small-scale view of a more general problem of course, because there are other phones already out there that support VOIP (for example) but have been crippled by the manufacturer to get them onto the network's sales lists. So even if Google doesn't do exclusives you may find that features are selectively crippled on phones locked to specific networks. I hope the missing bluetooth stack isn't a sign of things to come, after all the phone hardware T-mobile are using isn't a new design so it isn't as if the native code is not already available. If I were Google I'd have regarded the bluetooth implementation as pretty low risk all things considered, and would have wanted to get it in on day one, at least to support hands free. And that is why I'm still keen on the OpenMoko. Because it can be purchased as a completely open phone, not locked to a network, you can go to a network of your choice and get a SIM Only deal, plug it into your OpenMoko phone and install any application you like - VOIP calling, bluetooth modem, Wifi hotspot... and the network can't cripple your device. Of course you'll have to remain within any 'acceptable use' policy they might want to enforce... I may well get one for just that reason, and swap my O2 SIM between the two phones as circumstances suit. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
