If you want to compare what things cost elsewhere here's price list from greater Helsinki area(24 counties).
I couldn't find the master price list in english but those terms should google-translate just fine.

Like the summary above says, it's not that straightforward to calculate the actual costs but on that list the prices are as is, before any deductibles from the government etc.
The description how to calculate the costs is actually available in english.

Viable alternatives to Huawei on operator level are really either NSN or Ericsson. Both are EU based manufacturers so supply is not really the problem.

Software today IS a platform. Platform which is written using Javascript and is on fire.

But that's FINE! at least its now responsive!

I used to carry two windows phones, one for work and second for testing and other nonsense.
My testing phone ran the latest WP version at the time 8.1 or something.

I came across a situation where I had to call emergency services. I tried calling with my primary(testing) phone and WP failed, the phone just crashed.
My second phone did work and the situation was solved. That was the day I decided to abandon WP platform and bought my first iphone.
Though I still use the work assigned WP, the sound quality is good and contacts sync seamlessly with office365.

You can install Kodi on 1st gen AppleTV, effectively restoring the functionality as a media player appliance. With Crystal HD chip, the hardware can playback 1080p video.

Isn't it mind-boggling that Minix is actually more used on laptops currently than Linux?

(The management engine runs custom version of Minix)

You can get Spotify playing on a toaster running NetBSD. Apple Play? Not so much.. you're stuck with what they let you buy from them.

I'm amazed that I had to scroll this far to find the first rational comment on the subject.
Like in any other business, the key is to find customers to pay for your product. The more, the better.
The job is actually more of being a successful salesman than being a good coder

Angry Birds is quite copied brand, so you could add Rovio to the list.
There are other smaller companies who own certain mobile related hardware patents, for example Twig(former Benefon) but they have no means to pursue infringements.

Just like Nokia keeps reinventing itself few times over the decades too. Nokia was founded 45 years before IBM so it's not a new player really.

Current/new EU DLs have quite extensive anti-counterfeit measures, the old paper ones are obsolete in most countries by now.

Finnish winters are starting to resemble the summer, but unlike the summer, which was on Thursday this year, the winter is scheduled on Tuesday.

I stopped wearing a wristwatch 10+ years ago. It was annoying to wear while using a laptop.
There's clock on my phone, computer, car, radio, egg timer.. I don't see the point in carrying extra one on my wrist.
Smartwatches seem even more pointless to me, redundant and limited functionality and horrible battery life.

> I am disappointed that Slashdot would put a friggin' Windows logo next to a Raspberry Pi article

I have one Pi running windows 10 iot. It's perfectly viable platform for Pi.

Isn't OPUS mainly developed for speech applications in mind? Meaning, it's not lossless either and behaves much like aptX.
For lossless, there's FLAC.