The Seattle Times brings an interesting article about overall smartphone industry. As we all know Symbian is leading the way, but the giant from Redmond doesn’t sleep. Author argues that (not suprisingly) Microsoft envisions a day when the Start button makes it into a corner of most mobile phone screens. Furthermore, author discusses different approach that Symbian and Microsoft use to improve their market share and quotes few analysts most of whom see Microsoft as a long run winner.
Linux is also interesting platform, author says. For instance, Japanese wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo, often considered a trendsetter, currently supports two operating systems: Symbian and Linux. Linux is also one of the Motorola’s top picks for mobile OS, with Java riding on top of it. One analyst even predicts that by the end of 2010, Symbian’s market share will decline to 22 percent, trailing Microsoft’s 29 percent and Linux at 26 percent.
Overall, a good read. Let’s just hope guys in London Symbian’s offices know what they are doing and keep the race on. 🙂