Goodbye Sony
Nov. 3rd, 2005 11:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bellinghmanWell, it looks like Sony has gone totally rogue: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm. And I will not deal with a company that has gone that bad.
So, I will be looking for something other than the next generation of the P800/P900/P910 line for my phone upgrade.
And I will not buy a Vaio, despite being the coolest looking laptops out there.
And I will not be buying any Sony CDs.
And I hope that Sony will be up in court and fined for breaking the Computer Misuse laws. Because they need to be told that it isn't their customers who are the criminals, they are.
So, I will be looking for something other than the next generation of the P800/P900/P910 line for my phone upgrade.
And I will not buy a Vaio, despite being the coolest looking laptops out there.
And I will not be buying any Sony CDs.
And I hope that Sony will be up in court and fined for breaking the Computer Misuse laws. Because they need to be told that it isn't their customers who are the criminals, they are.
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Date: 2005-11-03 06:18 pm (UTC)Those are all Symbian OS phones. There are alternatives with similar functionality (and possibly interface - I think the magic word you are looking for is 'UIQ interface'). Principle other manufacturers using Symbian are Nokia (some handsets), Samsung, Motorola and Panasonic.
Hey!
Date: 2005-11-04 12:54 am (UTC)Symbian on Nokia is mostly Series 60, but there is ONE UIQ Nokia phone on sale in China (grin! They needed the pen input for Chinese text I believe)
Nokia are luanching some lovely new phones at the moment (and there are a few more to come in the next few months) incluidng the N91 (with a 4Gb disk in it for music etc.) and a new phone+TV that has a DVB-ish tuner (so watch freeview like broadcasts on your mobile with no fees to the network operator)
And of course you could consider getting a 3G phone next time (I believe all UK 3G handsets are also standard GSM as well for when you lose the 3G signal)
Re: Hey!
Date: 2005-11-04 06:12 am (UTC)a new phone+TV that has a DVB-ish tuner
I saw a preview of that I think on the Reg a few days ago. I was surprised - TV wasn't on the MM agenda 6 months ago, so they've got that off the drawing board and out the door very fast (assuming MM implemented it - but can't see who else would have).