Rick Schummer wrote: >>> But mostly I don't get how you can make the proprietary/closed argument >>> > with such smugness.<< > > I'm sorry Paul, not sure what came over me. I thought I stated observations > that is common knowledge in the industry. I'm not trying to be smug. > > But how should I observe differently? How many companies run the iPhone OS > on their hardware? Not that WinMobile is the holy grail by any stretch of > the imagination, but I can get a phone from lots of manufactures that run > the OS, from lots of phone companies. And all the apps people can come up > with (without any stinking approval process). iPhone is locked into one > vendor, one manufacturer and a committee telling me what I can run. > I'm surprised Rick! You forgot to mention Linux Embedded..... or maybe you are a bit outdated and didn't know about it, google for "LiMo" and you'll find out some interesting things regarding our industry. Are you absolutely sure you don't have a Gates granny lost somewhere amongst your ancestors?
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