Wow i just can't see this phone hitting it big, android is going to open source too and be available in variety of phones and carriers. I also don't see Moko getting picked up by a carrier either. Oi, gluck to them, but they seriously should've launched last year to be way ahead of the competition.
It doesn't look like android will be entirely open. This phone should be able to run android apps if android is recompiled for arm4. Much of the initial work to get android onto other hardware was pioneered on this device.
There may be issues with US carriers picking up this device, but I could see it being popular in Europe. Plus you won't see feature & software restrictions like on so many other phones.
Whether they get to reach the mass market or not, the project will still be a success. They successfully put out a fully open source phone.
The challenge here is selling Open Source, and I think that you are right that Android will probably make more sales. Personally, I don't like the Android project. It's just too... corporate for me. There is too much involvement from the big boys.
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Wow i just can't see this phone hitting it big, android is going to open source too and be available in variety of phones and carriers. I also don't see Moko getting picked up by a carrier either. Oi, gluck to them, but they seriously should've launched last year to be way ahead of the competition.
It doesn't look like android will be entirely open. This phone should be able to run android apps if android is recompiled for arm4. Much of the initial work to get android onto other hardware was pioneered on this device.
There may be issues with US carriers picking up this device, but I could see it being popular in Europe. Plus you won't see feature & software restrictions like on so many other phones.
Whether they get to reach the mass market or not, the project will still be a success. They successfully put out a fully open source phone.
The challenge here is selling Open Source, and I think that you are right that Android will probably make more sales. Personally, I don't like the Android project. It's just too... corporate for me. There is too much involvement from the big boys.