Google had better watch out.
Nokia this morning announced that it is acquiring the remainder of Symbian and has open source intentions for the OS. Symbian, for its part, has been deployed in phones for years now.
"So even if vendors start to experiment with Android for one or two phones in their portfolio, it's pretty risky to bet the whole product portfolio on Android being successful, or more successful than Symbian," Savio Rodrigues explains in Free and open Symbian to hurt Android.
"Since several of the vendors listed as Symbian members are also participating in Android, will this news from Nokia pose another hurdle to Android's ultimate success?" Rodrigues wonders.
Posted by Tom Sullivan on June 24, 2008 10:20 AM
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