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Subject: Ahead of the Curve: Closed iPhone opens road for Linux phones
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ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES: AHEAD OF THE CURVE
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007
CLOSED IPHONE OPENS ROAD FOR LINUX PHONES
By Tom Yager
Posted August 22, 4:00 a.m. Pacific Time
With iPhone a closed platform, Linux gets an wide-open road for phones and
other smart devices Linux developers have been dying for a phone of their
own ever since Sharp killed the Zaurus Linux-based PDA. Apple's decision to
close iPhone to 3rd-party applications gave the green light to Linux phones
and mobile devices. LinuxWorld Expo 2007 basked in Apple's unwitting
generosity, with one booth after another featuring fledgling mobile Linux
projects prospecting for funding, direction, and developers. The whole
exhibit floor had the feel of a mining town that was just getting its
footing. Linux on mobile devices is nothing new; success would be. It would
take a phone handset maker the size of Motorola to make mobile Linux a hit,
and as it happens, Motorola has staked a claim. Motorola's been fiddling
with Linux for some time, promising to open the Linux-based phone OS that it
uses on a couple of shipping models, but, like many other exhibitors in the
mobile Linux realm, Motorola can't decide where to draw the line between
protected intellectual property and The Public Good. As a result, in
Motorola's booth as at its developer site, Motorola teases a couple of Linux
phones in its...
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