Hacking the Razr 3m?

[Chip Marshall]

On February 23, 2007, Ben Scott sent me the following:
> On 2/23/07, Chip Marshall <chip at 2bithacker.net> wrote:
> >Hopefully things like ... potentially the iPhone will catch on
> >in the future and we'll see a shift away from cell phones being
> >seen as something controlled by the phone company ...
>
>  This would be the iPhone that Apple won't let you install
> third-party software on?

Controlled by Apple != "controlled by the phone company", but yes, I see
your point. I shall attempt to counter.

    "That doesn't mean there's not going to be software to buy that you
    can load on them coming from us. It doesn't mean we have to write it
    all, but it means it has to be more of a controlled environment."
	-- Steve Jobs[1]

I suppose you could take that a number of ways. You could take it to
mean no third party software would ever become available for the iPhone
ever. You could also take it to mean that there will be some sort of
software qualification process and controlled distribution via Apple.

If third party software does become generally available for it, it may
help in loosening the iron grip of cell providers over the contents of
the phones.

If not, well, the iPhone is just another phone, really. Sure, it's got
no buttons and a fancy touchscreen, but nothing really earth
shatteringly new, in my opinion.

I think it's too early to say one way or another what will or will not
happen with the iPhone. Apple has been known to shift positions on
things in the past, such as whether or not to allow clone hardware
production, or whether or not DRM is a good idea.

Personally, I'm pretty happy with my Treo 700p and the ability to use
any Palm software I choose on my phone.

[1] http://tinyurl.com/yfhs7g (nytimes.com, registration required)

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