http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/taxonomy/term/946/0 en http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/683 <p><a href="http://www.ibridge.be/?p=123" rel="nofollow">Matt </a> has a good overview of the hidden costs of the soon to be available Proprietary device with a Vendor Lockin clausule. <a href="http://atog.be/" rel="nofollow">Some people</a> are probably already slowing down on their coffee addiction to be able to afford the gimmic but the sad truth is it remains an utterly expensive proprietary and closed device to call people.</p> <p>The fact that here in Belgium even TestAankoop is vouching for a change in legislation to make the brick affordable is just sad.</p> <p>So let's stop all the BS about this closed device and go buy an <a href="http://kerneltrap.org/Hardware/Openmoko_Neo_FreeRunner_Released" rel="nofollow"> openMoko ..</a></p> <p>It's just too bad the <a href="http://us.direct.openmoko.com/products/neo-freerunner" rel="nofollow">Neo FreeRunner</a> isn't available yet for a European mobile network (900/1800) (or at least Sold Out)</p> http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog/node/683#comments iphone openmoko proprietary crap q Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:56:35 +0000 Kris Buytaert 683 at http://127.0.0.1:8080/blog