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   ZnU to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: Why Free Software Is Handicapped On    
   02 Jan 11 22:18:01   
   
   XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: znu@fake.invalid   
      
   In article ,   
    Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > In message <12of0vll8ojks$.9xqzk8xfqvm2$.dlg@40tude.net>, Juan wrote:   
   >   
   > > Their Win phone is actually pretty decent.   
   > > Whether it survives and considering Microsoft's track record with   
   > > things like this, remains questionable.   
   >   
   > I’ll readily concede that Windows Phone 7 has started out looking better   
   > than Android did when it first began. But Android is evolving so feverishly,   
   > I don’t think Microsoft can keep up. Even Apple is having trouble.   
   >   
   > > I'm due for a new phone and my kids are telling me either wait for   
   > > Verizon iPhone or get an HTC Android 2.2.   
   >   
   > Apple’s phones have already been knocked off the top of the heap by   
   Android.   
      
   It's a category error to compare "Apple's phones" to "Android".   
      
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