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Exactly. My prediction is that as cell phones become increasingly powerful, they will eventually replace computers, as we know them today, in most average consu
by dfj225 17y ago
Exactly. My prediction is that as cell phones become increasingly powerful, they will eventually replace computers, as we know them today, in most average consumers' lives.
When this is the case, I don't think that closed systems can or should be tolerated. Phones will simply be too important and too central to everyone's life to allow for this.
This is why I'm hoping that Android (or some other similarly open platform) gains a prominent place in the market, showing the rest of the industry the way forward.
- herval 17y agoComputers are quite central to everyone's lives, and still, 98% of people 'tolerate' Windows and OSX... Plus, cellphones are much more seen as appliances than 'computers' (at least today). As they get smarter, so do videogames, DVRs and other appliances - and still, there's no rush for making any of those electronics 'open source', nor claims for intolerance. Android has an edge since the company behind it knows how to make software - I'm not convinced, though, it would be any different if Google did it all closed-source...
- stcredzero 17y agoOpen Source/Free Software doesn't have to dominate to achieve its aims. It just has to be a vibrant fringe. If it's a passably good alternative, it can perform its function of disseminating knowledge. It can also act as the springboard for new development.
- dfj225 17y ago> Computers are quite central to everyone's lives, and still, 98% of people 'tolerate' Windows and OSX... On Windows and OSX you can install and run whatever application you want. You can, without permission from Microsoft or Apple, develop whatever application you like and distribute it in any fashion you wish. This is the key difference between the iPhone and "computers" that I was trying to highlight.