One could make the same arguments for a rooted G1 too. Once you have root, you can do whatever you want. I still wouldn't consider either option truly open though. -Joe Stephen wrote: > only issue i have with this is the iphone annoys me. :-) > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Charles Jones > wrote: >> Just thought I would mention the Apple IPhone. It is far from free or >> open, out of the box, but once "jailbroken", they are unlocked and you >> can install any apps you want, including ones that you write yourself. >> There is also a free online course from Standford University that is >> teaching iphone application programming using the free SDK. Again, all >> of this only applies if you "jailbreak" the phone, which voids your >> warranty (although you can easily restore it back to normal in the case >> that you had to return it for some reason). My Coworker has a jailbroken >> iphone, and he can do *anything* with it, including SSH into it, ssh out >> of it, run and install any apps, use it on any carrier, etc. Of course >> making it do any of this cool stuff is totally unsupported, but thats >> the fun of hacking right? :) >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss