Symbian to lead an open source revolution

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  • megri
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    • Mar 2004
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    Symbian to lead an open source revolution

    Now that Symbian has fully opened its source code to the public, will it lead to an avalanche of mobile operating systems opening up their codes as well?

    After all, Symbian and Google's Android mobile operating system offer application developers and device manufacturers free operating systems for their products. Will this put pressure on other operating systems to open up their source codes to stay relevant?

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    The answer is, "Not likely." As ABI Research analyst Kevin Burden has noted, two of the most widely used mobile systems in the world -- Apple and Research in Motion's BlackBerry -- are wholly managed from within by their owners. In other words, Apple and RIM have found tremendous success with their operating systems despite the fact that they're the only device manufacturers that use them.

    "The device manufacturers who have made the biggest strides in the market are the ones who own the whole solution, from the hardware to the platform to the application stores," he says. "I don't think we'll see Apple or Palm try to reverse that anytime soon."

    Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...#ixzz0eq6iKwdp
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