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Comments on: Apple considered Linux for the iPhone

What would the iPhone have looked like if it ran Linux? We might have known first-hand.

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by Mr. Dee November 14, 2008 9:13 AM PST: The little I know of Steve Jobs acknowledgment of Linux is that he does not hate it. I remember when he demoed Mac OS X with AQUA to the public for the first time at WWDC 2000 he mentioned that OS X is a lot like Linux and Unix sharing the same level robustness and scalability. So, even if Fadell did mention using Linux, it would not cause any conflict. Has Jobs campaigned to get rid of the Quick Payment Pocket PC devices used at Apple stores? Has he worked tirelessly to get rid of Microsoft Office off the Mac platform? Yes, he is Mr. Apple, but that doesn't he is not open to suggestions and has an open mind.; Like this Reply to this comment


by chonnom November 14, 2008 10:14 AM PST: I'd be happy with flash support and true bluetooth functionality.....; Like this Reply to this comment


by jrepenning November 14, 2008 8:25 PM PST: The article also says it would have been "an iPod that makes phone calls,"which would have been a long way from "the sexiest Linux device of all time." Maybe Fadell lost due more to lack of vision, than to openness.; Like this Reply to this comment

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