It runs MacOS, so unless it's totally secured, open source apps can be written for it. On the other hand, I'll bet that you'll have a hell of a time getting Moto's Linux phone without a new cell contract, just like every other cell-network compatible product sold in the USA. So they're going to be very similar products. Gray market unlocked European versions of both phones will probably be available through third-party resellers like Telestial, and they will work with T-Mobile and Cingular, but cheap they won't be. And, of course, in the USA, Verizon will still have better coverage because they're the ones with analog backup, and we don't have any built-out GSM networks.
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I hate cell companies
Date: 2007-01-09 11:52 pm (UTC)Have I mentioned that I hate cell companies?