The unusual case of a lunchtime post...

[andrewducker]

This article amply demonstrates why I will never, ever buy DRMed music.  Microsoft is switching its authentication servers off.  Which means that any music you bought from them is now stuck on the PCs they're authenticated on.  Which means that when those machines die you lose that music.

Frankly, Fuck That.

In conversation with cairmen yesterday, similar ideological reasons for my dislike of the iPhone came up.  It's shiny, and it's neat to play with, but frankly it's not so much nicer than other phones that I'm willing to put up with Apple's ridiculous licensing agreements.  I have a Nokia phone.  Anyone can write software for it.  I can install anything I damn well please.  I shall be continuing to support manufacturers who produce hardware like this.

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Nokia version of the iPhone

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

*whistles innocently* ... looks at calendar ... looks at announcement database ...

... just as a random guess, later this year ... :-) ... though don't expect a total clone ...

[EDIT: search for Nokia and Tube for some of the speculation ... and the rumours are early next year ... who knows?]

Re: Nokia version of the iPhone

[andrewducker]

Gah! Do I take the N96 when it comes out, or wait for the Tube - decisions decisions!

Re: Nokia version of the iPhone

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Personally, N96. The "Tube" (should such a thing exist, and however it finally looks (the photos on various websites of the current test handset may well be accurate but still not match what the shipping phone will actually look like) is a fair time away, and there's lots of development work being done) while the N96 is a lot closer to shipping and looks pretty good to me .

But I'm sure Nokia are throwing a ton of money at the Tube (and subsequent handsets) so if you don't get a Tube at first, then they are like buses, there'll be more along shortly :-)

Re: Nokia version of the iPhone

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I'm thinking N96 with a year's contract, so I can switch to whatever seems best after that.

Now I just wish there was a firmer release date for the N96...

Re: Nokia version of the iPhone

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

Release date for the N96 ... not something I'm privvy to, sorry. It always comes as a bit of a surprise to us when a phone is released/escapes! :-)