Nokia aquires Symbian, will open it up
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Nokia, previously a 48% owner in Symbian, has purchased the remaining stake for $411M with the intention of creating an open-sourced platform based off the merger of their S60 platform and the Symbian OS. No doubt feeling the pressure of Google's Open Handset Alliance and the Linux LiMo Foundation, the Symbian Foundation has been created and includes partners such as AT&T, Vodafone, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, Motorola, T-Mobile and others. Symbian currently runs on two thirds of the world's smartphones, but open platforms such as Android pose a real threat to market dominance. By unifying and opening the platform, Nokia hopes to spur development and time to market for new features.
source: RCR
source: RCR
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1. (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42 0 0
this is great news, now we can exploit the creation of massive softcellware
2. VZW Employee (unregistered) posted on 24 Jun 2008, 18:44 0 0
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
