Jeryl Kesh writes "Does Motorola's roaring success with its Linux-based "Ming" phones in China indicate that the open-source platform is now a serious contender against Symbian and Windows Mobile in the handheld device software platform arena? The world No. 2 mobile phone maker, which debuted the Ming smartphone in March this year in China, shipped more than one million Linux-based units in China alone last quarter, according to research firm C****ys. However with Nokia refusing to adopt Linux, Symbian remains by far the top mobile device OS, according to C****ys, with a 67 percent share, well ahead of second-place Windows Mobile, with 15 percent of the market. Eirik Chambe-Eng, the co-founder of one of the most popular mobile Linux platforms, Norway-based TrollTech, has also reportedly predicted a "revolution" in the use of open-source software on phones and handheld devices. His contention was that Linux gives handset manufacturers and OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) "complete control", and in turn keeps Microsoft and Symbian at bay."
Link To Original Article
Can Linux Dominate Smartphone OS?
Linear Mode
