I don't think that municipalities should be making 'PROFIT' to start with!
They are supposed to be there for the greater good of the community, not make a fucking PROFIT!

Come on Dell, Really?
They are going to have to update that or few will be interested in it.

Try reading.
The guy was complaining about iPhone stuff, tethering on his iPhone, etc etc.
Since AT&T is the 'only' provider of service for iWidgets that makes this an apple story too.

And it's actually filed under 4 categories, not just Apple.

Or Apple.
There has been a lot of FUD like this lately.

If they target the modding community someone will spot this VERY fast.
If they get this on 10 phones without the owner knowing I would be shocked.

They can do the same to iPhones so like you said, article fails.
Better yet, take the article and replace android with iPhone OS and now you have Apple FUD.

I know I will get modded troll, but I think with all the bad Apple press and the general shift towards anti-Apple
that the fanboys are really reaching for anything.. and I mean anything to make it all go away or to paint a better picture.
It won't be painted in Obj-C... Sorry.

They use search engines to determine this?
Why does this seem odd to me... or even misguided?

Where do you get this crap from?
Have you ever written for the platform or are you just spreading MORE fud?

You 'fragmentation' people keep spouting this and I can't seem to find it and I own a crapload of Android phones + WRITE stuff for them!
Where is this 'fragmentation' you speak of?

Not alleging they are a patent troll.
Humans judge one another by actions.

If you are seen harassing kids smaller than you then your called a bully.
But, if nobody ever saw the kids you were having this altercation with do it first then you will be labeled a bully.

So, here we are... if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
Patent trolls love to litigate, so these guys appear to like to litigate.... and they love the East Texas District Court...

I have no idea who did what to who, but it does not help your image when all everyone sees is you litigating in the patent troll arena.
Hence my statement.. 'if you don't want to be labeled a patent troll, don't act like one.'

Then why are they in East Texas District Court of all places?
If you don't want to be labeled a troll, don't act like one.

Seriously?
LOL.
Apple iFails.

For some of the very reasons you just outlined is why I would NEVER buy an iWidget, nor write an application for one.
Let the damned users decide if they want it, and if they DON'T want it this guy won't make a dime.

It's this Apple holier than thou attitude that is complete and utter BS.
We already did this with Microsoft.
Do we really need another, FAR WORSE tyrant?

If it was running Android... probably would get one
Windows, yeah I would get one.

WebOS? nah.
It would need to be mildly useful for more than browsing the internet at that price.

It is for me, but IIRC iPhones don't have that arrangement...
Is the iPhone data cable not proprietary and like $40? (LOL iPhoneys)

I will stick to my $5 micro usb newegg specials :)

And posting over my tethered N1 :)
Flash has to be downloaded from the market.. and I can tell you that it is not as smooth as they make out in the youtube videos of it.
It does work and it's tolerable, let's put it that way.

That being said, the whole phone is much faster... I went from stock to Cyanogen and that was a speed boost.
This however, is a substantial boost.

I am looking forward to a Cyanogen release based on 2.2 - I think his roms are more polished than stock.

So they were all fined a combined 402 million.
They made that, and then some so it's a cost of doing business.
Corporate fines are laughable... they factor it in these days.