On 7/24/06, Nick May <nick@kyushu.com> wrote:
> Anyone any thoughts on this mysterious new OS planned by KDDI to run
> phones?
> http://www.theregister.com/2006/07/21/new_phone_os/
>
> From what I have read to date (the same press release cut a thousand
> ways...) it does not really add up.
Indeed! The article says:
"The move is supposed to cut the cost of producing a new handset by
more than two thirds"
Does this mean OS licencing costs twice what the hardware costs?
Or that phone manufactures hope to move hardware functions to software?
Received on Tue Jul 25 05:51:02 2006