On Fri, 9 Jan 2004, Scott Guthery wrote: > P.S. Who do you think controls the software in your mobile phone?
Don't have one. My wifes' is Nokia. > Or your iPod? Don't have one > Or your car? Hyundai/Honda The saturn I'm less sure of, though the computer was built in Japan. > Or your cable modem? Don't have one. > Or your set top box? don't have one. Unless you are talking about a game console, in which case it is Sony (who will allow me to load Linux on it). > Or your software defined radio? don't have one. > Or your Blackberry? don't have one > Or your printer? Adobe, though I've been thinking of replacing it with a Linux based one. I used to say DEC because they were the original vendors. > Or your router? Me (because I compiled it - open source, also assembled the hardware). And the wireless access point is Linux based. > You lost this war before you realized there was one. I haven't lost it to MS. There is a lot of strength in diversity. It also helps bring the overall price down through competetion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesse I Pollard, II Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Any opinions expressed are solely my own. _______________________________________________ Muscle mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.musclecard.com/mailman/listinfo/muscle
