News OpenMoko leaves smartphone market

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2009/04/07/openmoko-leaves-smartphone-market/1

OpenMoko has announced that it is postponing plans for a follow-up to its ambitious open source smartphone to concentrate on the secretive "Project B."

 

Honestly, I'm really disappointed. A very different, pretty stylish smartphone that's completely open and has none of the retarded phone-carrier restrictions? All this needed was a good sugar daddy, and it'd be everywhere.

 

I hadn't really heard of this before, but it seems like it would have been great if it had worked.

 

looking at the big picture it makes me sad. there was enormous potential behind the idea. i even kind of invested into the company (i bought a sd-card for an owner of the freerunner )

looking at the small picture (screen of my jesusphone) i'm glad i decided against the dev-sample, but i hope for a comeback or that their plan b is at least equally appealing..