It appears that more developers are developing Linux based operating systems for mobile devices. In the past year we have seen the launch of Google’s Android and Palm’s WebOS mobile operating systems. Both of these are Linux based. Applications are quickly being developed for each of the new platforms. It appears now that Nokia is focusing its development of its own Linux based operating system called Maemo for launch on future devices.
Linux is an open source UNIX based operating system developed in 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is used mainly as server operating systems but its popularity is growing among desktop computer users. There are several versions of the operating system available such as Red Hat, Mandriva, and SUSE to name a few. Linux has become a major competitor in the mobile device market as well competing with Symbian, Windows CE, and Palm based mobile devices. Linux’s popularity seems to stem from its open source which allows developers the opportunity to develop applications in a variety of programming languages.
With the launch of Windows Mobile 6.5 later this year Microsoft hopes to slow the growth of other mobile operating systems, including Apple’s iPhone OS and Nokia’s Symbian OS. Linux based mobile devices seem to be a rising competitor in the smart phone market. Our hope is this competition will lead to better performing and lower costing devices. We will see what the future holds for Smartphone users.
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The thought that Windows Mobile 6.5 is anything but yet another incremental upgrade over previous iterations of the OS is just silly. Microsoft has done no meaningful work on the interface since 2005. Why they are still a contender in the marketplace with this outdated, slow, buggy OS I’ll never know.
poor linux, will it ever find a happy home..
glad to see many manufacturers going that route though. hmmm, nokia linux on a htc lol.
I believe linux has a rightful place among mobile phones, it was bound to happen where microsoft and apple have been, linux always seems to pop it’s cute little head up lol.
Which is in by no means a bad thing, not only does it provide more user interaction, but it gives us as the consumer more phones and newer platforms to look forward too, when making a phone decision now we have iphone OS or whatever you call it, Windows Mobile, and now Android, or one of the proprietary OS’s from other Manufacturers This is GREAT.
its about damn time for 7 to come out!!i mean u cant even tell a difference between 5,6,6.1. they r all the same!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
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