There is not a single week without a good paper about open phone platforms. Last week was no exception with this very good piece from Walter Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal:

"We need a wireless mobile device ecosystem that mirrors the PC/Internet ecosystem, one where the consumers' purchase of network capacity is separate from their purchase of the hardware and software they use on that network. It will take government action, or some disruptive technology or business innovation, to get us there."

He also brings up a nice analogy with the previous telephone market where only phones provided by the carriers were available and permitted.