Linux Mobile Communications Conference opens in Beijing
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| More than ten global industry players, including Wind River, MontaVista
| Software, Sun Microsystems, Arphic and Flander attended the conference, and
| showcased their latest products for Linux-based mobile technology.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2007-08/28/content_6063014.htm
Linux grows the most quickly (see link at the bottom), but not necessarily at
Symbian's expense. Windows waffles.
Symbian's shipments rise 52 pct in second quarter
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| Symbian produces the operating and application software for advanced mobile
| phones, known as smartphones.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKL2858106320070828?rpc=44
Yesterday:
Linux the fastest-growing smartphone OS
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| Meanwhile, in the world's largest mobile phone market (China), Linux already
| has a 30 percent share, CCID Consulting Company said in March.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9422438794.html
Related:
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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