"linuxy" smartphones

[S P Arif Sahari Wibowo]

On Mon, 25 Jan 2010, Christopher Browne wrote:
> Interestingly, it appears that Nexus One and Nokia N900 are 
> two notable phones (to Linux folk!)

Well, Nexus One probably a bit less notable, Linux-wise. Not too 
much Linux beyond its kernel, isn't it?

> which would, at this point, *only* work "optimally" in Canada 
> on the Wind network.

Just proof that US & Canada decission to be different than the 
rest of the world can be detrimental to technology development 
and adoption.

> Not all quite ready for prime time yet, methinks (true for all 
> of Wind, Nexus One, N900), but it could be very interesting, 
> once the technologies & networks stabilize a bit more...

More ready outside North America. :-) But I guess eventually 
they may develop multi-band HSPA-ready phones.

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