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Nokia Fears Carriers May Try To Undermine N900

Posted by Soulskill on from the but-the-carriers-are-usually-so-helpful dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Nokia is worried that networks may reject selling the N900 because it won't allow them to mess with the operating system. Nokia has previously showed the N900 running a root shell and it appears to use the same interface for IM and phone functions. Meanwhile, Verizon is claiming that 'exclusivity arrangements promote competition and innovation.' Is it too late to explain to people why $99+$60/month is not better than $600+$20/month?"

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  1. I thought about getting a refurbished nokia... by voss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    but wiping all the innocent iranian blood off the phone sort of turned me off that idea.

    It was only a couple months ago this companys products were helping the Iranian government
      capture freedom protesters and censor the iranian internet.

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562668777335653.html