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But that's the thing though, companies like Apple pretty much ignore the whole "phone" and SMS thing, Apple has even shot the operators in the back with iMessag

by gnaffle 13y ago

But that's the thing though, companies like Apple pretty much ignore the whole "phone" and SMS thing, Apple has even shot the operators in the back with iMessage. You're right that it's easy to make a phone nowadays with off the shelf components, like the article mentions that's exactly what the chinese/asian OEMS are doing now. The question is whether you will be able to make something that can compete with Apple / Google / Samsung. Even HTC is having a hard time doing that with some pretty decent phones.

ThinkBeat 13y ago
That is very true. I do feel that the best phones out there today as far as sales maybe the iPhone and the Samsung S4? Will in 5 (?) 10 (?), be like the first iPod, big clunky and obsolete. And the huge phone makers of yesteryear: Nokia, Blackberry etc are now small. I can easily see in a 10 years period a a new player entering the market with success. (if they can keep from being bought by the big 3). Facebooks phone partnerships so far have sucked. Maybe they will find something better. Maybe it will be someone else. Or maybe no one will :( I am still hoping for a new PC os :o
- victorhooi 13y ago
  What's wrong with the existing PC OSes? =). In the free/open space, we already have fifty billion variants - Linux, the various BSDs (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD), GNU Hurd, ReactOS, OpenSolaris, Haiku etc.)... Do you want more? I mean, I get the whole diversity thing, but after a while, I suspect you get diminishing returns...
  - ThinkBeat 13y ago
    I didn't actually know that GNU Herd was stable yet so that is actually cool I will install that later on (VM) We do have a lot of great Unix inspired operating systems and they are doing an amazing job. I count OS/X in that category too, though its debatable. Then we have Windows, the big giant. I would really like to see them do a Windows NT Squired, NT NT, a new generation that can break compatibility. Haiku I am a little excited about. I remember how cool the BoBoxes were many years ago when I saw a demo. How far ahead of Windows it was back in those days. Dont forget about LoseTheOS/Temple. I dont care what people say about the genius who made it. Its a crowning achievement. It is exciting because it isnt, and was never intended to be a be all do all OS for everyone. It has a purpose. I would like to see more in Plan9.

by gnaffle 13y ago

ThinkBeat 13y ago

That is very true. I do feel that the best phones out there today as far as sales maybe the iPhone and the Samsung S4? Will in 5 (?) 10 (?), be like the first iPod, big clunky and obsolete. And the huge phone makers of yesteryear: Nokia, Blackberry etc are now small. I can easily see in a 10 years period a a new player entering the market with success. (if they can keep from being bought by the big 3). Facebooks phone partnerships so far have sucked. Maybe they will find something better. Maybe it will be someone else. Or maybe no one will :( I am still hoping for a new PC os :o

victorhooi 13y ago
What's wrong with the existing PC OSes? =). In the free/open space, we already have fifty billion variants - Linux, the various BSDs (FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD), GNU Hurd, ReactOS, OpenSolaris, Haiku etc.)... Do you want more? I mean, I get the whole diversity thing, but after a while, I suspect you get diminishing returns...
- ThinkBeat 13y ago
  I didn't actually know that GNU Herd was stable yet so that is actually cool I will install that later on (VM) We do have a lot of great Unix inspired operating systems and they are doing an amazing job. I count OS/X in that category too, though its debatable. Then we have Windows, the big giant. I would really like to see them do a Windows NT Squired, NT NT, a new generation that can break compatibility. Haiku I am a little excited about. I remember how cool the BoBoxes were many years ago when I saw a demo. How far ahead of Windows it was back in those days. Dont forget about LoseTheOS/Temple. I dont care what people say about the genius who made it. Its a crowning achievement. It is exciting because it isnt, and was never intended to be a be all do all OS for everyone. It has a purpose. I would like to see more in Plan9.