money.cnn.com — While chances are good that someone will beat them to the punch, it looks like T-Mobile intends to come out swinging in the Android race. Following the initial launch, the company expects to implement the Linux-based OS across their product line, offering multiple Android handsets, each with a specific target audience.
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enntoxxApr 24, 2008Submitter
I for one am dying to see this thing in action... :||
raynarApr 24, 2008
and the fact that its shiny...
nirav72Apr 24, 2008
From the article - "T-Mobile says all of its offerings will be tailored to the consumer, and the consumer, in turn, will tell the carriers what they expect their mobile devices to be able to do."Now thats what I've been waiting to hear. Hopefully they delivery.
jqp123Apr 24, 2008
So you prefer fantasy to reality? The reality is that OpenMoko still isn't ready. The reality is that Apple expects to sell 45 million iPhones while you're still waiting for OpenMoko. The reality is that the longer the delay, the less likely OpenMoko is to ever have much impact in the marketplace. The reality is that "fully open" may have it's place but that place is trailing way behind the cutting edge.
directrix13Apr 24, 2008
OpenMoko is a branch of an existing community: OpenEmbedded. I don't think there will be many problems.
thelastknowngodApr 24, 2008
i dont understand what the point of hacking up the iphone is. apple doesnt support it and they break it. why not just go with an open platform like android or the openmoko and be free to do whatever you want?
enntoxxApr 24, 2008Submitter
A motherf**ker if I describe to T-Mobile? You must mean SUBSCRIBE. Who's the motherf**ker now?... :||
mrignsApr 24, 2008
Of course it's not the best American telecom, it's Deutsche Telekom ;P
aickieranApr 25, 2008
Point taken.As far as the 'stupids' you suggest, abstracting has its pros and cons in my opinion, I like that it provides a consistent way of developing applications no matter what hardware you may wish to interface with instead of a clusterf**k of different libraries. You can write native applications in C/C++, I'm not sure what kind of support there is though. The reason for non standard java is a more integrated and optimized virtual machine instead of J2ME and avoiding sun licensing issues. OpenMoko does look interesting though, and I am sure they will benefit from each other, providing people on the Android/OHA side of things keep their promises it shouldn't be difficult to run OM on Android devices and vice versa.
leexyApr 25, 2008
A phone is more than just software.
hordakAug 20, 2008
I'd take T-Mobile over everything else... ANY day. Best customer services, best bang for the buck, and most flexibility. And having them be the first to introduce a true Android phone just backs this up.