hehe.. primarily because I *have* talked to someone while they were on a
microsoft phone, and it crashed on him, and he had to call me back. <g>
But yes, I will also admit that I'm a *nix freak and rather biased.



>From: allan.vanleeuwen--orangemail.nl
>Reply-To: alternatereality-From-barrick75-hotmail.com--alternaterealityarchive.com
>>Subject: RE: ring tones!
>Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:20:52 +0200
>
>Why is it that every time the name MS comes up, there's always some *nix
>freak that has to make jokes ?
>You havn't even seen the product ~!
>
>1 - it doesn't need rebooting
>2 - it only runs signed code (so no virusses)
>3 - there are ways to replace the OS with something linux based (but then
>its kinda useless)
>
>Sorry for being so off topic but I had to get that off my chest ...
>Just wanted you all to know that the phone is not as bad as Kyle is
>portraying, it's actually a damn nice phone ;)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kyle West [barrick75--hotmail.com]
>Sent: woensdag 17 september 2003 17:02
>>Subject: RE: ring tones!
>
>
>sorry.. but not a chance in hell am I buying a microsoft product,
>*especially* a phone. I'd hate to be talking to my parents or something
>and
>
>have to reboot my phone because it crashed. phone viruses I expect are
>only
>
>a tiny bit away (if they haven't hit already) and the idea of having to
>install a virus-scanner on my phone is also just downright atrocious.
>
>show me a linux phone and we'll talk. :-) That might even make me
>overcome
>
>my dislike of cell phones in general. ;-)
>
>
> >From: allan.vanleeuwen--orangemail.nl
> >Reply-To: alternatereality-From-barrick75-hotmail.com--alternaterealityarchive.com
> >> >Subject: RE: ring tones!
> >Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:29:00 +0200
> >
> >Hey all ...
> >
> >If you're into ringtones ... Get a microsoft smartphone .. (like the SPV
> >from Orange, but other brands are starting to come out as well). It
>allows
> >you to use cd quality wave files as ring tones .. I don't 'download'
> >ringtones anymore ... I cut and paste my own ! I can set a different ring
> >tone on every contact in the list, and even make their picture come up
>...
> >So lots of RPG options there (ex calls, picture of devourer shows up,
>wave
> >file plays with a dark voice 'you encounter a devourer, do you wish to
> >fight
> >or run ?')
> >
> >Have a good day everybody !
> >
> >Allan
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dan Pinal [danp--massmedia.com]
> >Sent: woensdag 17 september 2003 6:28
> >> >Subject: Re: ring tones!
> >
> >
> >'zactly, and when junk don't sell, the market's just gone "soft".
> >
> >And whiles I'm waaaay off topic, dontcha just love those "Don't pirate
> >movies or we'll kill this puppy" ads they now run in theaters here?
> >
> >WAR IS PEACE
> >FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
> >IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
> >THE RIAA IS YOUR FRIEND
> >
> >and $*** is Shinola
> >Dan
> >
> >At 09:19 PM 9/16/2003 -0600, Kyle West wrote:
> >
> > >so basically what you are telling us is that hollywood and phone
> >companies
> > >both try to exploit people for their money? NO WAY!
> > >
> > >Next you're going to try to tell me the RIAA does the same! <puts in
>his
> > >"New N'sync boys on the Backstreet" CD and jams>
> > >
> > ><g>
> > >
> > >"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
> >
> >
> >
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