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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. Re:Great pitch by A+beautiful+mind · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah he sounded really weird. Almost as if he wouldn't like this phone to sell at all. Why would anyone trying to sell a phone do that?

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  2. We are talking of the same Nokia, yes indeed by GeneralSunTzu · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I am. Their business model is based on locked down symbian (the open source is to let kids play, not for real-life) and Windows Mobile. Allow me to doubt of their good intentions. And yes I have tried to hack their "open source symbian". It's hard as hell! You a Nokia fanboy, by any chance?

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