really, click the link. its a true lesson in marketing. http://openmoko.kd85.com/
rgds, Reinier Battenberg Director Mountbatten Ltd. +256 782 801 749 www.mountbatten.net On Thursday 25 September 2008 17:33:43 Simon Vass wrote: > Yes, my phone is GPRS 2.5 and works fine on MTN. Edge is only a recent > addition. What is the retail price? > > Simon > > Reinier Battenberg wrote: > > for that purpose, you can use the www.openmoko.com > > > > runs full blown debian already. (and Doom) > > > > and with a marketing budget that sells them like this: > > > > http://openmoko.kd85.com/ > > > > you know you get hardware for your money, no slick PR. > > > > ah, and no vendor lockin either! Eh, these machines are > > > > - cheap > > - open > > - slick > > > > have > > > > * Wi-Fi (802.1 1b/g) > > * AGPS > > * GPRS (2.5G not EDGE) > > * Bluetooth 2.0 > > * 3axis Motion Sensors (2) > > > > Why would you need to wait for an iPhone/GPhone to maybe perhaps come to > > africa? > > > > serious question: Would the * GPRS (2.5G not EDGE) work on > > MTN/UTL/ZAIN/Warid networks? > > > > rgds, > > > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 782 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > > > On Thursday 25 September 2008 17:13:07 J.Gosier wrote: > >> I'm going off topic here but wouldn't releasing a failed product warrant > >> a little skepticism? Especially considering Vista costs like $250 > >> dollars (or more) in the U.S., If I had just dropped that kind of cash > >> only to have to wait three years for something that's only moderately > >> improved I'd be more than a little disgruntled about it. > >> > >> Meanwhile, things that work out of the box may have flaws, but they > >> still work out of the box. That's going to earn whoever it is some > >> points and customer loyalty. I mean, we could apply that same logic to > >> bungee jumping and I think you'd change your mind. ;-) > >> > >> Okay back to the Gphone, I think the biggest selling point is the open > >> source engine behind it. Look at the App store and the iPhone, or go > >> even a step further to the 'jailbreak' apps. The fact of the matter is > >> people want to customize their phones, especially people who have the > >> knowledge and skill to do so. > >> > >> Jonathan D. Gosier > >> Appfrica International > >> P.O. Box 1420 Kampala, Uganda > >> http://appfrica.org (Conferences) > >> http://appfrica.net (Blog) > >> > >> Uganda +256.773806071 > >> USA +1.520.318.0828 ext 145 > >> UK +44.2032398156 > >> Skype j.gosier > >> > >> Sanga M. Collins wrote: > >>> the only thing the g1 brings is open-source. The problem in the states > >>> is the consumers never forget. If you release a crap product, it gets > >>> tainted and all future releases are met with skepticism. > >>> > >>> Take the iphone for example. It has a lot of things that could be done > >>> better. But since the initial release blew people away, the consumers > >>> feel like they can look past what I consider obvious flaws. > >>> > >>> The other example is windows vista, which anyone who has used it > >>> extensively will say is a very good product (I use it on my work pc). > >>> But because the initial release completely bombed for various reasons. > >>> MS is forced to spend $200 million on advertising campaign to correct > >>> the general impression as well as focus on the release of windows 7 > >>> next year to try and recover > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LUG mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >> %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >> > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > >> way. --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any > > way. --------------------------------------- > > -- > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > skype:etechservicedesk > > Tel: +256-312260620 > Fax: +256-312260621 _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
