Smartphone without operating system. Is it possible to?

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@Iskr2011-09-17 23:16:13

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@Iskr, 2011-09-17 23:16:13

Actually, inspired by the latest developments in the field of intellectual society ... .
Suppose that some manufacturer releases a smartphone without an operating system at all (well, with something like DOS on laptops), and the user will be given the opportunity to install it of their choice. Is such an option even possible? What obstacles may arise in the implementation of this option, except for the hassle with the drivers?

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Mark, 2011-09-18
@printf

And this phone will have very meager sales, because 99% of users will prefer a ready-made working piece of iron. The geek population is too small for such a project to be commercially viable.

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Gribozavr, 2011-09-18
@gribozavr

Completely of your choice will not work, since the drivers for the radio part (GSM etc) are closed and are delivered assembled for a specific OS.

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savant, 2011-09-18
@savant

There was one called Neo Freerunner, aka Openmoko. Didn't take off.

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Sergey, 2011-09-17
@butteff

So on many smartphones, for example, based on android, you can install unofficial firmware with symbian and Windows. What is the problem and what is the innovation, Skolkovo and Medvedev?!

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Sergey, 2011-09-17
Protko @Fesor

The fact that it is not profitable from a commercial point of view.

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xxxFeLiXxxx, 2011-09-18
@xxxFeLiXxxx

Not possible. Everything is quite simple - these (several) OS need to be ported to this device. None! officially! will not do this. You need to spend a lot of cash on this, and who will pay them?
In addition, the diversity of bootloaders, types of file systems, etc ... about drivers has already been in the topic, but this is not even just an ordinary hassle :)

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Vlad Zhivotnev, 2011-09-18
@inkvizitor68sl

This is possible, but hardly anyone will implement it.
If you want to play around with a bunch of operating systems, take HD2 or Zeus - there are a ton of operating systems for them.

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Vladimir Chernyshev, 2011-09-18
@VolCh

And what could be the choice? iOS and Windows are distributed, sort of, "OEM-only". Of the open ones, only Android is well-known (if we take an ordinary user, not a habrouser), well, Symbian (like an open one?). Choose between Android and Symbian?..