Canalys expands analysis of mobile navigation, mobile Linux and mobile
consumer markets
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| The Mobile Linux Analysis Worldwide service focuses on the rise of
| Linux within the mobile space and provides detailed market tracking
| of mobile phones, converged devices and VoIP handsets based on the
| numerous mobile Linux implementations....
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| "Most of the Linux handset volume to date has been in Asia, but
| we are now starting to see more activity in North America and
| EMEA. The dynamics of the major geographic regions are quite
| different, and clients will benefit from having market tracking
| and analysis that is worldwide in scope and can easily be used
| in conjunction with our smart mobile device research."
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http://analystnews.tekrati.com/firmnews/?id=8961
This is great news because Microsoft denies that Linux takes off, with the
exception of China. Proven wrong.
Related:
Get a deep insight into the Smartphone Operating Systems Industry
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| A growing number of handsets vendors are showing interest in Linux
| and a majority of the key handset vendors already sell Linux devices
| in some markets. The stability and openness of Linux can well outweigh
| the disadvantage of continued platform fragmentation, resulting in
| more models on more market from several manufacturers. Together,
| various open Linux platforms, including Palm?s new Linux-based
| inhouse Palm OS version, are estimated to account for nearly 41
| percent of the worldwide smartphone market in 2012.
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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070529005434&newsLang=en
http://tinyurl.com/2qpe2t
Linux grabs 30% of China's fast-growing smartphone market
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| China consumed 15 million smartphones in 2006, up from 10 million
| units in 2005, resulting in more than doubling of smartphone
| revenues, according to Chinese market research firm CCID Consulting
| Company. Symbian controlled 63.2 percent of the market, followed by
| Linux (30.3 percent) and Windows Mobile (5.4 percent).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9419753617.html
Nokia smartphones become more "Linux-like"
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| Nokia has taken a significant step toward making its most popular
| smartphone software platform appeal more to corporate and
| third-party application developers. Working with Symbian Ltd.,
| Nokia has integrated "Linux-like" support for normal C applications
| into its Symbian-based S60 smartphone software stack.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4545938946.html
Nokia holds lead in smartphone market as Symbian enters battle with Linux,
says ABI Research
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| ABI Research's new report, "Smartphones and the OS Market" found that
| there is a growing need to save on software bill of materials as handset
| ASPs continue to spiral downwards. This trend has been highlighted
| by Symbian's decision to lower its license fees, and by an
| increasing interest in Linux.
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http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=8609
70 percent of smartphones use Symbian
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| At 3GSM it became clear that 70 percent of all smartphones use Symbian.
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| 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
UIQ: to open or to open source?
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| A move to open source by UIQ would also put Nokia under pressure
| to re-evaluate S60 software licence structures and fees. It
| would additionally provide the Symbian ecosystem with a rival
| to emerging open source, Linux-based handset platforms, which
| looks set to become increasingly potent forces over the
| next few years.
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http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=5437
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.
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http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/feature-mobile-linux-why-it-will-become-the-dominant-mobile-os/2007-01-03
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/
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