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  Open Software vs. Walled Gardens

  That title... Now, that's a big question.  It's a debate that makes a lot of tech enthusiasts very, very agitated.  A warning to the fain...
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  The iChallengers Aren't Just Phones!

  Way back in the early days, Jeff Hawkins called his brainchild the Treo - it was heralded for doing three things well: email, phone and b...
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  The Sincerest Form of Flattery

  In the first iChallengers column I warned that I'd point out both the failures AND the successes of other companies and other phones. I'm...
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  Building A Better Iceberg

  Welcome, one and all, to the iChallengers! This new column will take a hard look at the iPhone, Apple's golden child of the smartphone wo...
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