[News] [Rival] Apple Dissed Over Fight Against Open Source
Roy Schestowitz
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| Photo taken today, on 2nd Ave. in NYC. Now if we could only get Nokia to
| design stuff more like Apple does and get Apple to be as open minded as
| Nokia...
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http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=362519
Nokia has also just signed off a huge acquisition.
Nokia Buys Software Maker for $8.1 Billion
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| The purchase, which must be approved by American regulators as well as Navteq
| shareholders, will bolster Nokia, analysts said, in efforts to compete with
| companies like Apple, whose iPhone comes with navigational software from
| Google.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/technology/01cnd-nokia.html?_r=1&ex=1348977600&en=5ca7dc153f959095&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
http://tinyurl.com/2x5qbl
Not working well for eBay/Skype though...
Skype founders quit as executives
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7023197.stm
As for Apple...
Related:
Wozniak hates Open Sauce
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| In an interview with eWeek, Woz said that there are always people who want
| things to be free and the open-source movement starts with those sort of
| people.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/09/25/wozniak-hates-open-sauce
Apple promises to kill unlocked Iphones
http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/09/25/apple-promises-to-kill-unlocked-iphones
iPod Classic Will Be Supported
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| As recently reported on Slashdot, Apple, in its infinite wisdom, has added a
| checksum to the iPod database apparently to restrict non-iTunes products
| (like Amarok via libgpod) from having the ability to add music.
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http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/496-iPod-Classic-Will-Be-Supported.html
Apple to Brick Modded iPhones, Apple Boycott?
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| While community reaction is generally negative, one blogger suggests sending
| an even stronger message to Apple by boycotting Apple on October 1.
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http://www.osnews.com/story.php/18681/Apple-to-Brick-Modded-iPhones-Apple-Boycott/