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Open Smart Phones are coming as Google and the Open Handset Alliance have announced the eminent arrival of "an open platform (to be called Android) for a Linux phone that can run mobile Google apps and others."

When this is connected to WiMax and the 700 MHZ Spectrum, true 24/7 open access wireless connectivity will come to the world.

To get an idea of just how huge this announcement is, click on the above graphic. The implications go beyond imagination.

Click here for Forbes' take on this. Click here to see why Open Source will rule. And last but not least, here's the NYTimes report on this event.

It's about time.