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> I doubt a company smaller and less influential than Apple could possibly have gotten a full-fledge computer of any kind onto cell networks. In Europe, Nokia
by sampo 9y ago
> I doubt a company smaller and less influential than Apple could possibly have gotten a full-fledge computer of any kind onto cell networks.
In Europe, Nokia did it in 1996, 11 years before Apple's iPhone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_9000_Communicator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_9000_Communicator
- api 9y agoEurope has always had more open cell networks.
- Feniks 9y agoThis is true. In my country all phones have always been unlocked. Your mobile operator just sends you a SIM card that you can then put in any phone you want. Mobile operators don't mess with hardware. Thank god- OEM bloatware is enough.