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Portrait of a Linux iPhone-killer wannabe (ComputerWorld)

ComputerWorld has published a lengthy look at the OpenMoko phone with a lot of talk with OpenMoko architect Sean Moss-Pultz. "In fact, the most intriguing possibilities are in the enterprise, where Linux servers and applications are common, he stressed... 'Pretty much all the big enterprises have contacted us and are interested,' he said. 'Enterprises have scores of IT staff who can customize and maintain Linux applications. With this phone, the company can customize it exactly the way they want it for their employees.' By contrast, most cell phones are notoriously uncustomizable."
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Portrait of a Linux iPhone-killer wannabe (ComputerWorld)

Posted Aug 2, 2007 19:52 UTC (Thu) by xorbe (subscriber, #3165) [Link]

Their little 180x324 photo is a 1.3MB 781x1417 png file!
Webmaster strikes again...

Portrait of a Linux iPhone-killer wannabe (ComputerWorld)

Posted Aug 2, 2007 20:27 UTC (Thu) by jwb (guest, #15467) [Link]

I know one thing I've always wanted on a telephone is an "Application Manager", which is prominently featured in the screenshot. I'm really excited by the hardware of the OpenMoko but, like the N800, most of the user applications and the presentation manager need to be dumped and rethought from the beginning.

Portrait of a Linux iPhone-killer wannabe (ComputerWorld)

Posted Aug 2, 2007 21:04 UTC (Thu) by chuck97224 (guest, #40161) [Link]

OpenMoko doesn't say its an "iphone-killer". Those are the words of ComputerWorld. Probably
by its editor in order to grab attention.

I hate disingenuousness.

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