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Wow, a lot of people are unhappy here. I suggest that you try the OpenMoko, if you want more freedom: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page http://wiki.openm

Wow, a lot of people are unhappy here. I suggest that you try the OpenMoko, if you want more freedom: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page I for one am extremely happy that google exists, and is pushing a linux-based, mostly free operating system. The fact that it's gaining so much traction and market share compared to the linux desktop is a dream come true. To develop an app for your mobile device, Apple requires you to: 1. Pay them $99 / year. 2. Use a language mainly specific to apple development 3. Buy their IDE through their App store (or download an older version from their password protected developer website. 4. Run development software on their proprietary operating system. I don't know what Microsoft and other giant companies are doing, but I imagine the development process is not much better. Conversely, I can download eclipse to any computer and write and android app in Java for my phone for free in about an hour. That feels a lot more free to me, even if there are a few locked parts under the hood.

bergie 15y ago
OpenMoko? How about Meego? http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/understanding_meego/ http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/understanding_meego/
darklajid 15y ago
(I'd say MeeGo is fine, but) OpenMoko? How about WebOS? OpenMoko was a great idea. It's more the HURD of mobile operating systems though.. A failure - it never worked well, was rewritten a thousand times and it sure seems to be dead. Now, MeeGo could've started something new. But - here we're getting into the 'WTH did Nokia think' discussion. I'll leave this discussion to bergie, I guess. WebOS is the sexiest option for me. It runs a real linux stack (like MeeGo), has a great UI (haven't used the N9, but before that I'd say it topped MeeGo and probably Android in most cases) and your applications are by and large web apps, written in JS (lately, using node.js). If I could steer the market with my mind alone, I'd decide this to be the winner/future. Back to my Android now. Need to install another CM release..

bergie 15y ago

OpenMoko? How about Meego? http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/understanding_meego/ http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/understanding_meego/

darklajid 15y ago

(I'd say MeeGo is fine, but) OpenMoko? How about WebOS? OpenMoko was a great idea. It's more the HURD of mobile operating systems though.. A failure - it never worked well, was rewritten a thousand times and it sure seems to be dead. Now, MeeGo could've started something new. But - here we're getting into the 'WTH did Nokia think' discussion. I'll leave this discussion to bergie, I guess. WebOS is the sexiest option for me. It runs a real linux stack (like MeeGo), has a great UI (haven't used the N9, but before that I'd say it topped MeeGo and probably Android in most cases) and your applications are by and large web apps, written in JS (lately, using node.js). If I could steer the market with my mind alone, I'd decide this to be the winner/future. Back to my Android now. Need to install another CM release..