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Originally Posted by Baloo View Post
Why is this not being picked up more? I mean, if this is true (I haven't looked at the SDK for this) then I would of thought Engadget and the likes would be all over the fact that Nokia are bringing out a Linux based phone! Unless of course the disclaimer is aimed at people who use Skype and the likes to make emergency calls? Kind of a big confirmation of what we are going to see?
Because it was already announced that Maemo 5 would have GSM *data* support; such things require some aspect of carrier access.

Just because a device as GSM *data* access doesn't make it a phone; but it *can* make it a device that a carrier will sell to improve ARPU numbers.

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