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TechNewsWorls reports about Microsoft Windows Mobile census deal. Analysts see this as a score one, at Symbian’s expense. After getting out of the gate slowly, Microsoft won its largest-ever contract for mobile phone software from the U.S. Census Bureau. The contract covers 500,000 handsets and could lead the software giant to dethrone Research In Motion’s BlackBerry as the most prolific device on the US market.
Furthermore author argues the fate of the Symbian, predicting not that bright future for the current market leader. Interesting piece, but who wants to believe that. 
In the other news, at Linuxworld in Boston, PalmSource’s representative expressed his hopes that its Access Linux Platform (ALP) will become a leading alternative to Symbian and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. Argument is that we can look at What Linux has done on the PC and server can also happen on the phone and handheld.
Battle for mobile OS is well underway. Linux has its fans, and there’s a massive capital behind Windows Mobile. I love Symbian and want to see them moving forward faster.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
