Thread: Orange is getting into MeeGo!
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Originally Posted by Crashdamage View Post
I understand concern over a company like Orange possibly giving MeeGo a bad taste. But if you really want 'open' to mean just that then you'll have to accept what Bad Guys can do with 'open'. It's the price of freedom. Would you rather lock MeeGo down to specific rules that must be followed to thwart Orange's evil plans or allow freedom to find it's own way?
If those rules mean control of devices in put in the hands of the users, then yes.

Freedom for operators to control the device you paid for isn't freedom at all. Nokia and Intel should be using this as an opportunity to change the face of the mobile electronics market, not further the status quo.

Originally Posted by Crashdamage View Post
He's also right that if you don't like Orange or what they do with MeeGo - just don't buy from them. Get your device and/or service from other companies. Vote with your money.
The problem with this argument is that it only works for informed consumers. Of which the vast majority of cellular device buyers are not (especially in the US), all they see is the initial price, they don't understand what they're trading for that price and that ignorance will harm MeeGo in the long run.
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