"linuxy" smartphones

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 02:33:06PM -0700, S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
> Well, Nexus One probably a bit less notable, Linux-wise. Not too much 
> Linux beyond its kernel, isn't it?

Well technically that is what Linux is.  Not sure what else the android
OS uses.

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

Well actually rogers chose to use a certain frequency for HSPA.  Wind
chose another (which happens to match what most of the world is using).
Some carriers in the US match rogers, some match wind.

It is not a case of canada and US being different from the rest of the
world in this case, just some carriers being different.

Use of CDMA (by bell, telus, verizon (I think), etc) is a mistake.
Not surprising then that Bell is now deploying HSPA to try and get in
on the global roaming market, larger handset selection and better speed.
And less qualcomm vendor lockin.

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

I think it is multiband already.  Just not the rogers choice of band.

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