__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Monday 30 April 2007 18:27 \__
> 'There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant
> market share. No chance.
>
> It's a $500 subsidized item.
>
> They may make a lot of money.
>
> But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold,
>
> I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them,
>
> than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get'
>
> http://snipurl.com/1isvr
>
http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2007-04-29-ballmer-ceo-forum-usat_N.htm
>
> translation: ??
He's very jealous and afraid.
Intel chief sings iPhone's praises
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| Apple's iPhone is forcing a new wave of mobile device innovation
| and validates the superiority of Unix-like systems on mobile devices
| over Windows, claimed Intel chief executive Paul Otellini.
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http://www.mobile88.com/news/read.asp?file=/2007/3/6/20070306014323&sec=International
70 percent of smartphones use Symbian
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| At 3GSM it became clear that 70 percent of all smartphones use Symbian.
|
| Linux accounts for 16.9 percent of the smartphone market and only
| 4.6 percent uses Microsoft Windows Mobile.
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http://www.dvhardware.net/article17134.html
Linux expected to be leading Smartphone OS market by 2010
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| I just came across this research by Diffusion Group, which found
| that Linux is set to become the leading Smartphone OS by 2010.
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http://irfanhabib.wordpress.com/2006/12/10/linux-to-take-over-smartphone-os-market-by-2010/
FEATURE: Mobile Linux: Why it will become the dominant mobile OS
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| I see the mobile Linux wave out in the ocean and am sounding the
| alarm--the mobile Linux tide is rising. Be prepared.
`----
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/feature-mobile-linux-why-it-will-become-the-dominant-mobile-os/2007-01-03
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