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A Wireless Alliance Forms

Posted by michael on from the your-call-cannot-be-connected-as-dialed dept.

MikeD83 writes "A wireless alliance has formed between the likes of Nokia, Microsoft, Intel, Walt Disney Co., and almost 200 other companies. Their mission is to develop an open standard for how wireless phones can be used on any network." Whoo-hoo! DRM for cell phones! The group's website has some more information.

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  1. Um... by Ribo99 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Their mission is to develop an open standard for how wireless phones can be used on any network.

    I somehow think the Phone paradigm has been pretty well defined...

    ...press numbers...hit send...talk to person or answering machine...hit end.

    (psss...this is a joke)

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  2. i heard of this one by r00tarded · · Score: 4, Funny

    isn't it called the WAP forum?
    why with all these players how can it fail?

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