Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS
On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" wrote: > > [snip] > I agree, $700 is a lot for untested software, I would happily install alongside Android, even at beta test stage, but I will not pay a months rent for the privalige! I hope the project lives on but feel that a major error of judgment was made setting the price point, and perhaps a tie in with manufacturer / service provider was a better route to take. > I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with their service contract. > Umm, me. I haven't bought a handset on contract for more than 5 years now. I have a SIM-only contract with 3, and got my last few handsets from amazon or eBay. There are about a dozen others in my office who do the same. But then we are gadget geeks! Neil -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS
On 13 September 2013 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > Umm, me. > > I haven't bought a handset on contract for more than 5 years now. I have a > SIM-only contract with 3, and got my last few handsets from amazon or eBay. > > There are about a dozen others in my office who do the same. But then we > are gadget geeks! > > > Same here, although my last two contract phones were provided unlocked as I took the contract through buymobilephones.net. I've now got a Nexus 4 and a nice loyalty contract from T-Mobile that I will convert to a SIM only deal next time it comes around, which will certainly work out cheaper than an 18-month contract with phone. Downside with the Nexus is that it's a sealed unit so if the battery starts to go it may shorten its life but there are a lot of interesting phone projects coming along, not least the Edge or whatever gets made, that will make combined contracts less essential. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] phonebloks
Just came across this new phone project: their website is currently offline but this is their promo video: http://youtu.be/oDAw7vW7H0c The obvious question was whether the platform would be open to the OS, and if so, it strikes me as something that Canonical could get behind. s/ -- Twitter: @sfgreenwood "TBA are particularly glib" -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS
On 13 Sep 2013 17:06, "Tyler J. Wagner" wrote: > > On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > > On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" >> I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with > > their service contract. > > > > Umm, me. > > And, me too. > > Step 1: Buy handset for cash. > > Step 2: Replace crappy default OS with CyanogenMod or whatever I like at > the time. > > Why would I accept a device, at any price, that's crippled to work with one > network and loaded with crapware I can't delete? I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset should something go wrong, rather than dealing directly with the manufacturer. Just my 2 pence. Kris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS
On 2013-09-13 13:39, Neil Greenwood wrote: > On 12 Sep 2013 11:29, "Pete Smout" > I don't know anyone who buys their handset, they are bundled up with > their service contract. > > Umm, me. And, me too. Step 1: Buy handset for cash. Step 2: Replace crappy default OS with CyanogenMod or whatever I like at the time. Why would I accept a device, at any price, that's crippled to work with one network and loaded with crapware I can't delete? Regards, Tyler -- "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety ..." -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Samsung might be getting rid of Android and using their own Linux based OS
On 2013-09-13 17:10, Kris Douglas wrote: > I get my handsets from Three. They come with about 1 app and once Android > is rooted you can remove it or put a custom ROM on. > > I also benefit from quick, easy replacement of the handset should something > go wrong, rather than dealing directly with the manufacturer. Those are valid points. Although I think many of us have not experienced this "quick, easy replacement" program with other providers. :) I don't buy my handset from the manufacturer, although I'm aware that some people buy Google handsets directly from them. I usually use eBay or Amazon for my handsets. Regards, Tyler -- "A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday." -- Alexander Pope -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
