Linux Mobile Foundation gets Symbian’s Senior VP; Symbian’s going down? Short answer - NO!
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, August 9th, 2007 at 2:55 AM PST In Announcements, Linux
Although it’s still far from getting a decent marketshare among the desktop computers, by now we’ve seen at least a dozen reports on mobile Linux and how it’s set to rule the mobile world. One of the most influential organizations that wants to push Linux towards mobile phones is Linux Moble (LiMo) Foundation, which was launched in January last year by such companies as Motorola (NYSE: MOT), NEC, NTT DoCoMo (NYSE: DCM), Panasonic (NYSE: PC) Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics, and Vodafone (NYSE: VOD).
Now, they’ve managed to get Symbian’s longtime Senior VP of Sales and Professional Services - Morgan Gillis, who will soon become LiMo’s Executive Director. Will this lead to the wider adoption of Linux on mobile phones? Possibly, but not in the near future. As long as Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has the third of the overall mobile phones market and as long as they push Symbian as the operating system for their smartphones, I doubt we’ll see any major shift. Truth to be said, Nokia is also pursuing Linux, but not for mobile phones, but for its Internet Tablets. Plus, let’s not forget Windows Mobile, which is steadily gaining traction…
[Via: LinuxDevices]
