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That's not a reason to keep a stupid, obsolete design around. It's a reason to fix the problem correctly with a modern public key infrastructure.
by nknighthb 12y ago
That's not a reason to keep a stupid, obsolete design around. It's a reason to fix the problem correctly with a modern public key infrastructure.
- kalleboo 12y agoI would love that, but it's a utopian vision. Apple will create a closed system only for them. Google will create a separate system. Firefox OS or any future competitors will be screwed over.
- nknighthb 12y agoThis is effectively saying that the very GSM standard you cited is impossible. Particularly in light of close regulatory scrutiny in Europe, that seems unlikely.
- kalleboo 12y agoThe GSM standard was possible in 1981 when it was designed by a handful of public telecoms and regulators in Europe who had consumer protection and intra-european competition as a stated goal. The new standard will be designed by corporate behemoths who's goal is lock-in and a competitive advantage (not just Apple and Google but companies like AT&T and Vodafone who want to kill MVNOs).
- nknighthb 12y agoAs I said, European regulators -- both telecom and competition -- would not look kindly on such an outcome. In the US, the FCC is also unlikely to like it, nor will courts. You're basically saying that the outcome of a new standards process will be obviously illegal.