German court upholds iPhone exclusivity
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| The company will stop selling an unlocked version but said that after
| customers' contracts expire, it will unlock their iPhone at no charge.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071204/ap_on_hi_te/germany_iphone
Apple's iPhone Sales Sluggish in Europe
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| After five days of sales, French wireless carrier Orange has sold 30,000
| iPhones, the company announced Wednesday. Louis-Pierre Wenes, Orange's
| executive director for France operations,
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071205/tc_nf/57082
20% of iPhones in France unlocked
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| Mobile phone company Orange has said 20% of customers who have bought iPhones
| from it in France have opted for unlocked ones.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7128941.stm
More lockdown, as if DRM wasn't bad enough (pay per listen/month). Gravitating
towards subscription-based models (like carrier/network), which suck the most
out of the customer, just like mortgages and instalments. Microsoft wants to
charge for Office (OOXML mess) on subscription basis as well. It's already
doing this in some countries.
Google can change some of this with Android (GNU/Linux).
Related and recent:
Google Android gets positive early reviews
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| While Google's Android announcement generated a lot of hype, developers had
| to wait a week to see whether the company had actually developed a good
| platform.
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http://www.techworld.com/mobility/features/index.cfm?featureid=3845&pagtype=samechan
Google's Android vs. Apple's iPhone: Which is More Secure?
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| I’m going to go out on a limb here and predict Google’s Android mobile phone
| platform is going to prove itself to be more secure than Apple’s iPhone in
| the long run. Let’s take a closer look.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/entdev/article.php/3714096
Related:
Commentary: Why you should avoid the iPhone
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| So, if I were you, I'd resist the temptation to get an iPhone. Just for a few
| more months. You'll be glad you did. You never know what's around the corner,
| but I bet it'll be worth the wait.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/15/iphone.launch/index.html
Apple to Brick Modded iPhones, Apple Boycott?
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| While community reaction is generally negative, one blogger suggests sending
| an even stronger message to Apple by boycotting Apple on October 1.
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http://www.osnews.com/story.php/18681/Apple-to-Brick-Modded-iPhones-Apple-Boycott/
iPhone matures the "free your phone" movement
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| This is why FreeTheIPhone.org project is born, but even better, why OpenMoko
| project exists. While some are trying to free the locked down device, others
| are creating a free unlocked device from the start, and a whole software
| framework to go with it.
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http://www.mobiliberty.com/iphone_matures_free_your_phone_movement
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
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