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Danger Removing Games From Sidekick

Posted by simoniker on from the nothing-playable-will-robinson dept.

gad_zuki! writes "Danger, the maker of the slightly-revolutionary Hiptop/Sidekick 'all-in-one' phone/browser/camera/etc., is now remotely removing the built-in games with the newest Color Sidekick software update, allegedly because of licensing concerns. This is why vendor lock-in and a thin-client system can be a very risky gamble." Another reader points out that Cory Doctorow over at BoingBoing has some heated comments on the very same subject.

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  1. Good by jafuser · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Maybe this will make room for some sensible applications, like maybe a plain calculator? Or how about increasing the limit to more than 20 notes?

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