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What does the Trolltech buyout mean for other Mobile Linux vendors?

By: , IntoMobile
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 11:55 AM

nokia_trolltech.gifDefinitely enjoyed reading this ARCchart article by Matt Lewis. In a nutshell he says that Trolltech was practically the only Linux vendor making money, they’ve been around forever and the purchase price of $153 million by Nokia is in line with what the company was worth over 2 years ago. How are other Linux vendors expected to react to this cold hard reality that frankly no one cares about them?

Thanks for the link Jouni Miettunen. Recommend read for people into mobile platforms.

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.