Nokia responds to iPhone by Promoting 'Open'

An anonymous reader writes "Nokia has responded instantly to the iPhone update-bricking fiasco by running a series of flyposter ads pointing out its own hardware and software is open. While this is to be applauded, it'd be better if companies like this opened their products because they truly believed in openness, rather than to beat the competition over the head. After all, Apple itself used open source with OS X (kernel, web browser) mainly because they knew it would irritate Microsoft. Since that initial blow, they've been a lot less eager to promote open source."

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Re:Companies exist to make money

[boyfaceddog]

APPLE ACCOUNTANT: [checking through recent stock purchases] "looks like another bunch of investors want their money to go in the 'good works only' pile."
JOBS: "Yeah, make sure you don't get it mixed up again."
BOTH: [laughing hysterically]