"linuxy" smartphones

[Dave Cramer]

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Tyler Aviss <tjaviss-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:35 PM, Dave Cramer <davec-zxk95TxsVYDyHADnj0MGvQC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:25 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.
>>
>> Chris,
>>
>> You can buy a developer phone from google for around 399 us, and you
>> can develop on it.
>>
>> Dave
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>
> What is the difference (besides being able to do more) between the
> commercial and dev phones?

Nothing other than it's getting a bit dated.

It is also unlocked.

Dave
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