Comments on: Picking Sides - Carriers vs. Device Makers http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/ where conversation and digital minds meet Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Dirk Reckerman http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-156 Dirk Reckerman Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:25:54 +0000 http://blog.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-156 Verizon Wireless Says ‘Bring Your Own’ Device - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/verizon-wireless-says-bring-your-own-device/?ref=business Verizon Wireless Says ‘Bring Your Own’ Device - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/27/verizon-wireless-says-bring-your-own-device/?ref=business ]]> By: Dirk Reckerman http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-148 Dirk Reckerman Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:38:23 +0000 http://blog.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-148 In an interesting move by Apple, they too jumped into the wireless land grab in order to release its iPod touch - which is basically a web ready device without the phone capability. http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_applewireless.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007102305 In an interesting move by Apple, they too jumped into the wireless land grab in order to release its iPod touch - which is basically a web ready device without the phone capability. http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_applewireless.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2007102305 ]]> By: Craig Andrews http://molecularvoices.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-116 Craig Andrews Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:25:20 +0000 http://blog.molecular.com/2007/picking-sides-carriers-vs-device-makers/#comment-116 The N800 is amazing device - I've been reading about it for quite a while now, and I'm impressed. It runs Linux, and almost all the software is Free (the almost part bothers me... but it is better than nothing). From what I understand, the UI is impressively easy to use, and give the Free nature, you can do a tremendous number of things on it. Skype, WengoPhone, Quake, PacMan, productivity, and media playing all the same device. It features bluetooth and 802.11g capability, and a WiMax version is due out sometime this year. However, I'm still most excited about the OpenMoko platform. Carriers, I hope, are going to have to start offering a service, and not a whole walled garden as they do now. I long for the day when I can just buy the phone I want, buy the service I want, and do what I want... like they can in the rest of the world (it works that way in Europe and Asia - how did we end up so messed up?!). The N800 is amazing device - I’ve been reading about it for quite a while now, and I’m impressed. It runs Linux, and almost all the software is Free (the almost part bothers me… but it is better than nothing). From what I understand, the UI is impressively easy to use, and give the Free nature, you can do a tremendous number of things on it. Skype, WengoPhone, Quake, PacMan, productivity, and media playing all the same device. It features bluetooth and 802.11g capability, and a WiMax version is due out sometime this year.

However, I’m still most excited about the OpenMoko platform.

Carriers, I hope, are going to have to start offering a service, and not a whole walled garden as they do now. I long for the day when I can just buy the phone I want, buy the service I want, and do what I want… like they can in the rest of the world (it works that way in Europe and Asia - how did we end up so messed up?!).

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