Post: Microsoft Offers Geohot Free Phone
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01-21-2011, 03:37 PM
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CLM
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Microsoft Offers Geohot Free Phone
Before I begin note that I'm typing this on my IPhone so bare with any mistakes :p.
Microsoft, creator of the Windows 7 phone has contacted George Hotz and offered him one of their sleek new phones.
Yesterday George said on his blog that he plans to buy one of these new phones. In response, Brandon Watson, an entrepreneur for Microsoft, said the following on Twitter:
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"#geohot if you want to build cool stuff on #wp7, send me email and the team will give you a phone - let dev creativity flourish #wp7dev".
We all know what George can do. Let's see if he out does himself this time.
This does get me thinking though. Is Microsoft trying to send a message to Sony? While Sony is suing people they're rewarding hackers and asking for Geohots help.
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01-28-2011, 11:49 AM
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Dr.Fox
Foxeh =D
Originally posted by ClutchLikeMelo
Microsoft Offers Geohot Free Phone
Before I begin note that I'm typing this on my IPhone so bare with any mistakes :p.
Microsoft, creator of the Windows 7 phone has contacted George Hotz and offered him one of their sleek new phones.
Yesterday George said on his blog that he plans to buy one of these new phones. In response, Brandon Watson, an entrepreneur for Microsoft, said the following on Twitter:
We all know what George can do. Let's see if he out does himself this time.
This does get me thinking though. Is Microsoft trying to send a message to Sony? While Sony is suing people they're rewarding hackers and asking for Geohots help.
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Microsoft rock man , They are giving hackers jobs to help them do good for the company
01-29-2011, 08:09 AM
#67
Originally posted by GoldenKitty2K
It wouldn't be so far-fetched. Microsoft is the kind of company that stoops really low.
Without people like George Hotz we effectively wouldn't own the systems we buy, as they are so closed off and under Sony's(and whoever else's) control.
Fanboys aren't welcome on the internet anymore bro, get with it :y:
01-29-2011, 02:33 PM
#69
xinfectedsoulx
Daddy's home.
This is another "IW and Treyarch" situation in this thread. "Oh, sony are well better than MS" Now it's "MS are well better than Sony" over the court case.
MS aren't really rewarding him. It seems like a really clever plan to get Geo Hot to waste his time to make the windows phone better, for free as well. They know what Geo can do. So instead of paying him in hiring him, they know he will do it for free because it's what he does. Then MS look at what he has done, incorporate that into the phone and get credit and money. That sounds quite logical.
MS aren't really rewarding him. It seems like a really clever plan to get Geo Hot to waste his time to make the windows phone better, for free as well. They know what Geo can do. So instead of paying him in hiring him, they know he will do it for free because it's what he does. Then MS look at what he has done, incorporate that into the phone and get credit and money. That sounds quite logical.
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