Well, Owen's comment is a bit glib, but I think these guys at Danger
may be the first telephone guys in the Western world to figure out
a bit about what makes things sell, and sell big. Though, of course,
when they say
This is new. This is the first time that a phone has been turned
into a platform for third-party developers.
You've got to wonder if they've ever even heard of i-mode or iAppli.
cjs
--
Curt Sampson <cjs_at_cynic.net> +81 90 7737 2974 http://www.netbsd.org
Don't you know, in this new Dark Age, we're all light. --XTC
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From: Owen Thomas <owen@ditherati.com>
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Subject: D I T H E R A T I for 12 June 2002
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Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 21:11:08 -0700
DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS
"A lot of people are asking, 'Is it a voice device or a data
device? Is it a PDA or a phone?' The real question they should
be asking is, 'Is it a platform for third-party developers?'"
Danger CEO Andy Rubin, on the handheld maker's decision to
let someone else figure out what its products are good for,
News.com, 11 June 2002
http://news.com.com/2008-1082-934949.html
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