Another Time Another Place Another Attitude
April 3, 2008 by Mark
Filed under Leadership
Had we not been living at a time when we had to be truly concerned with the openness or privacy of our world this story might have generated a different attitude towards the “players.”
Unfortunately, with the stink of the uproar over Net Neutrality, with the stink of the lies and denial of an administration which has turned the principles of freedom on it’s head (or ass, depending on your POV), and yes, with the stink of the terrorists factions who so sickly believe we ought to cowtow to their will, this story generated an attitude properly appropriate for our time.
AT&T might sell Android phones, someday
AT&T’s top wireless man told the Wall Street Journal at the CTIA tradeshow here this week that the company is considering using Google’s Android handsets.
Ralph de la Vega, head of AT&T’s wireless unit, told the Journal he has reviewed the technology closely and is “confident it is something we are going to want in our portfolio.”
Which elicted this response from A Halsey;
“The openness of the underlying platform most definitely influences my buying decision. When given the choice between a platform controlled by a secretive company with proprietary technology, and a company taking a more community-oriented, transparent, FLOSS approach, I choose the later. This is for both idealistic and practical reasons.”
Temporarily at least, putting to rest the romance of: “After all, consumers don’t buy operating systems. They buy cool devices that can do really cool things.”
