Linux challenge Symbian Mobile Deal

Facing competition from open source companies latest and greatest, Symbian Foundation, now LiMo (Linux Mobile) Foundation is also heavily promoting, such as for Linux, as a mobile operating system, which seems not to be included in open-source handset market. LiMo Foundation announced it on Monday (04/08) and then, which has been signed by 11 member firms. LiMo parties disclose, the number of mobile devices that use the LiMo operating system now has amounted to a total of 21.

"LiMo will combine a transparent model with a balanced development, and the participation of the mobile industry in this collaboration. Motorola, Panasonic, and NEC has been using the LiMo operating system in their mobile products. ", Said Morgan Gillis, executive director of LiMo Foundation.
LiMo also introduced several new partners, including the domestic industry. New member like Cellon, Esmertec, Freescale Semiconductor, Movial, Telecom Italia, and ZTE. This indicates LiMo will continue to strengthen the Linux operating system industry, almost the same as the Symbian which has become a full right charger operating system in Nokia paa in June. In addition, the Symbian technology has also been released to the open source community.

Based on the research group Canalys, Symbian has been found that the market-leading mobile operating system worldwide with the numbers 65%, followed by Microsoft with 12% share, RIM's 11%, and Apple's 7%. As for Linux, scored only 5% share in mobile phone operating system market. Symbian has decided to be open source, and will take the network blue-chip hardware, some of whom are partners LiMo. If this happens, then the number of applications for the LiMo platform will experience stagnation.

Symbian Foundation itself has a very extensive network and has recruited a large firms, like AT & T, Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Vodafone. Not only the competition between Symbian and the LiMo Foundation, but there is still Microsoft's Windows Mobile continues to develop it as a mobile operating system. In addition, there was Google, who raced with his Android platform, which according to the plan will also be applied in mobile