And what appears to be a final reply from Dan.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Daniel Eran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 31, 2007 6:18 PM Subject: Re: Myth Busting FTW To: Mike Hodson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mike, I have a dim view of providers overall. I also realize the US mobile system is really bad, and have written before detailing the history of how things got the way they are, as well as what problems I see specifically. I'm not trying to run down T-mobile, only pointing out that the arguments that the iPhone is tied to AT&T in some bizarre and evil way are overblown. Tmobile doesn't really offer much in the US, although I'm sure things are slightly different in various regions , such as Vermont, which has no AT&T service. I also made comments about the GSM/CDMA2000 split in the US, which really restricts "any provider you want" freedom. In other markets that are predominantly GSM (such as the EU) or CMDA2000 (such as Japan), there is more reason to demand vendor neutrality. I would prefer AT&T to gain strength in the US so that GSM became an overall standard. The move to UMTS was supposed to unite both 2.5G systems under one new 3G one, but now Verizon is building out old EDVO and Sprint is building out WiMax. So a real open market for service is unlikely to happen soon in the US. Dan ------------- _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community