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Re: [News] iPhone Features Available on Much Cheaper, Open, Secure Linux Phones

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On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 05:56:57 +0000 (UTC),
 waterskidoo <water.skidoo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2007-07-05, AB <fardblossom@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Besides that, one can go to Verizon, Sprint (I think), AT&T, T-Mobile,
>> etc and get a RAZR that works with that provider. One can *only* use
>> Crapple's phone with AT&T, IMHO the worst provider on most things,
>> which probably reflects in their wireless service, too. And none of the
>> RAZR providers charge $500 to get the same capability as what His
>> Steveness is pushing.
>
> For the Razr maybe, but some phones are exclusive to the carrier.
> The LG8700 and the LG Chocolate for example are exclusive to
> Verizon. Also as Tim Smith pointed out, reprogramming the SIM
> is not an option for most phones, in the USA anyway.
>


Both LG8700 and Chocolate have plenty of hits on a google for unlocking
them. I don't have one, so I can verify them, but unless there's a big
conspiracy, it looks like you can indeed  unlock them

>
>> So even if one can unlock the whyPhone at some point, the RAZR will
>> still have a leg up.
>
> To compare the Razr to the iPhone is silly.
> Even the LG Vx-8700 which clobbers the Razr for features, styling
> and so forth doesn't compare to the iPhone.
> I fail to understand why this group hates the iPhone so much?
> It looks like a major case of sour grapes to me.
> Why? Apple gets loads of attention when they release products 
> and Linux doesn't. Apple's products are unique, every single
> one of them from the iMac to the iPod and now to the iPhone.
> Overpriced? Maybe, but people are waiting in line to get them
> which can't be said for anything Linux based that I know of.
>

The only relevent point on the iPhone to me is that I am unwilling to
pay $500-$600 for one. 

I'll wait for the market to stabilize, and see what else pops up. 


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