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Have It Your Way - Verizon is the Burger King of the Cell Phone Market

Verizon took another bold step towards consumer choice yesterday, by embracing linux on cell phones. The Tribune reports:

Verizon became the first U.S. wireless carrier to join what’s called the LiMo Foundation, a group of companies pushing to create an open, Linux-based operating system for wireless products. The now 40-member group also includes phonemakers Motorola, Samsung and LG…

Over the coming year Verizon previously announced plans to remove restrictions on the types of cell phones compatible with their wireless service. Moving this direction, allowing consumers to alter their phones’ operating system, is a natural extension of their new open wireless service business model.