“At first glance, the news item earlier this week didn’t look
that significant: NTT DoCoMo, the huge Japanese telecom, announced
it will urge its handset suppliers to build Linux-based phones. So?
Lots of companies urge other companies to do things every day. Big
deal.“That’s exactly what it is. A big deal. We’re about to watch the
famous trickle-down theory start to work wonders for Linux mobile
development.“Let me tell you a story. There are clear parallels here…”