Various reports say that motorola is not going to use Symbian as a platform for its mobile phones. It will focus on Android for midtier phones and on Windows Mobile for Business-focused devices. When Symbian is becoming a open platform and proved its capabiliy as a matured platform, I wonder what might be the logic behind totaly dumping such a platform.
For more details:
1) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=14&articleId=9118505&intsrc=hm_topic
2) http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/moto-dumps-symbian-shacks-up-with-android-480464
From a Motorola point of view, going with Android makes a lot of sense. Motorola has invested a lot in its Linux / Java platform.Even if they have not been totally succesful with it, they have a lot of expertise in Android.
As far as Symbian is concerned, I hope they will continue to use it but they have a lot less experience in the platform. Furthermore, they are the last company to use UIQ...and now have to start from almost scratch with S60....
Thats a fair argument given the fact that Motorola has been banking on linux for quiet sometime now.
However, I feel that the mobile OS segment is still nascent that any mobile manufacturer (like Motorola,Nokia, Samsung, LG,....) cannot just dump a considerably mature ( compared to other widely used mobile OS ) OS and just bank on Android and P2K alone. It sounds more like a last straw than the next step in their handset development endeavour.
Even Nokia, who is promoting Symbian towards SF, has maemo (based on Linux) for its MIDs. At a suitable time, when the line between MID and Smartphones become more thin they could move into the linux space as well.
BR
Kozak
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As I see it, Motorola is whole class in itself when it comes to making a mess of one's platform strategy. One could get the impression that they change it almost daily. If this Register article can be believed, they have 15 platforms right now that they plan to cut down to only 2.
So, Motorola is going to use Android? Well, that's what they say today. Wait until you hear what they say tomorrow.
At least this way we will have some fun during the waiting time until Motorola's handset division finally implodes!
Hi netra,
Well i don't agree entirely on this news.... of motorola moving towards android and dropping symbian. Motorola is concentrating on Symbian, Wince and working on android AFAIK but there are potential devices on symbian that might be launched by motorola due this year...
Regards,
Mateen Maldar
Hi mateen_maldar,
I have read it from somewhere that they are going to stop the lunch of those devices on symbian....
In this context we will have a wait and watch what they are really going to do, as rbrunner has rightly said.
Warm Regards,
netra
Hi mateen_maldar,
Motorola has stopped on going symbian models also
No more symbian phones will be released from motorola.
Regards,
Ravi
not a surprise, given its experience with linux phones in the past. In fact, we got to recognise Motorola's role in spreading linux phones around.
I see a lot of those in the hands of average joes here in Brazil