[General] 3G iPhone Announced

[bashar abdullah]

I think I saw or heard about the 3rd party app for Arabic support, which is
not %100. One BIG reason I didn't buy the iPhone is, I need something to
rely on and use anytime. I don't wanna rely on a hacked phone that could
blow up any minute and then I can't ask officially for help, cause it's
hacked! I also hate so much the monopoly Apple is playing on the apps
distribution. They have to take a bite of everything. Report says they take
monthly fees from operator per device they sell, and they take %30 of any
commecial app you work hard on to make, keeping in mind you already have to
pay to join the developer program and submit your app!

Next thing is, hey, did you just make your big deal over our phone? We will
take %30 share of that profit! :)

This is a nice comparison I found between mobile SDKs:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/iphone-sdk-comparison-chart/

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Majed B. <majedb at gmail.com> wrote:

> A friend of mine owns an iPhone and he's a serious Apple fanboy. He
> does have Arabic support on his iPhone, using some 3rd party program.
> Which brings me to a point: The iPhone stinks, but once you use 3rd
> party programs (free or not), it becomes a cool "thingy" -- but a
> clogged one...
>
> You need a considerable number of mods/progs to be able to achieve
> basic functionality of a phone. Why is this a big issue, to say Linux
> guys like myself? Well, for Linux, I would understand lacking some
> functions and the fact that someone else would add them later on, but
> for Apple to release a device and a framework that lacks basic
> functions is utterly ridiculous.
>
> All my mobile phones were Nokia Communicator (9110, 9250, 9500), and I
> have to say, Nokia screwed itself with the E90. I'm no longer a Nokia
> dude. I'm still using the 9500 waiting for a reliable Linux device.
> Unfortunately, there isn't one similar to the communicator in terms of
> shape (Love the widescreen and keyboard!), which means I'll be stuck
> with a PDA (unless someone could hack the 9500 and install Linux on
> it!!).
>
> I think I saw preview models of Samsung and LG phones along with HTC,
> demoing Android. But I think HTC would be the better option since
> their phones packs the most hardware.
>
> Another alternative to Android, which unfortunately doesn't seem too
> promising, is OpenMoko (www.openmoko.com). Their development portal
> and wiki can be found at www.openmoko.org .
> --
>  Majed B.
>
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