iPhone Forcing Open Wireless Networks?

fermion writes "Wired asserts that the iPhone blew up the wireless industry. This article argues that because Apple demanded the opportunity to control their own phone, and ATT née Cingular agreed, other companies are opening up the networks, and Google now has the opportunity to make Android a reality. There are other tidbits. Allegedly Verizon turned Jobs down without even listening to his pitch, a decision they may well regret now that they are hemorrhaging customers. Also, that Motorola and the networks were responsible for the fiasco dubbed the ROKR, something which I believe given how damaged the American version of the RAZR was compared to international version. It also estimates that the iPhone cost upward of $150 million to design, and earns Apple about $200 profit per phone."

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[comm2k]

iPhone Forcing Open Wireless Networks? No.

Re:Very american-centric article

[NDPTAL85]

National governments did away with the whole "international freedom" aspect of the internet the very first time one busted down the doors of an ISP to seize someone's servers. The internet is a global network that is located in individual countries. Slashdot is an American site serving up mainly American stories with readers from all over the world. If you constantly expect Slashdot to have an international focus, you'll just constantly experience disappointment.

And Ubuntu is South African just so you know.