LiMo Foundation — a global consortium of mobile operators, device and technology vendors which seems to be desperately fighting for its place under the Sun — approved the four classes of devices that will “underpin the commercial launch of LiMo 4 devices” in the market.
The four classes of devices mentioned include flagship smartphones, mid-tier smartphones, entry-level smartphones and tablets. The first LiMo 4 devices are expected to be brought to market during the second half of 2011 by operators across the globe. I’m not sure which vendors and operators will be included in the initial launch and whether users will be interested to grab them once released. For one thing I can’t envision anyone wanting a smartphone or tablet that doesn’t run one of the major platforms. Then again that’s just me.
As a reminder, LiMo 4 is the latest release of the LiMo Platform, which was unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona…