Nokia eyes Linux for future smartphones
Mobile | by Stephen Schenck | Wed Dec 3, 2008 12:10PM | 0 comments
Nokia voiced its support for Linux as a platform for high-end smartphones, indicating its willingness to move to an open source platform. Though its latest models are still running the Symbian platform, there seems to be an industry-wide move away from Symbian in general, with Motorola recently changing its focus towards Android. That's not to say that Symbian's days are necessarily numbered, as the platform holds over 40% of the current smartphone market. Nokia currently uses Linux for its internet tablets and Symbian for its phones, but now appears to be willing to start transitioning to a Linux base for some future smartphones. There's no indication that Nokia plans to make any changes to its OS choices for lower-end phones, which widely run on the Symbian-based UIQ platform.
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