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.
“There's a certain feeling of wading through water with this phone, as every time we went exploring the menus, we were met with a delay long enough to make us doubt our keystrokes registered.”
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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.