"linuxy" smartphones

[Tyler Aviss]

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Christopher Browne <cbbrowne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:53 PM, William Muriithi
>> <william.muriithi-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>> Would prefer like Android phone if possible
>>
>> Today is the "feeding frenzy day" for Google's "Nexus One" phone...
>>
>> Based on its capabilities and pricing, I'm thinking that the Nokia
>> N900, which is entirely more "Linux user friendly", is looking rather
>> more appealing than I'd previously thought.
>>
>> I could get an N900 for ~$600 at Newegg.
>>
>> I don't think there are any Android phones that are actually priced
>> lower than that.
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>
> Yeah, the N900 is definitely a nice looking phone. The only big thing
> was the lack of multi-touch (it seems to use a stylus) and no GPS.
>

I should mention though that the N900 was one of the few that seems to
currently have a working flash. The last article I checked showed it
as "upcoming" for the milestone but not out yet.
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