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Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Linux as a potential leading mobile platform
This note argues that a key benefit with Linux is that it's free. That's a relative statement, as most manufacturers use bundles and complementary applications from Montavista, Trolltech etc, and these are of course fully commercial companies.That said, Linux has a lot speaking for it, being inherently a very stable and scalable platform for all kinds of systems. Remarkable is that Linux can scale from powerhouse Internet servers down to mobile phones without hickups, and with much less memory requirements than e.g. Windows Mobile and possibly also Symbian OS.
The note raises the concern about standardisation, which is a big issue that has been reported about before, but there are of course efforts to try to remedy. Considering there are so many different organisations attempting this, I'm though sceptical to a quick convergence.
Meanwhile Linux will be a good platform for specific manufacturers, provided they each make an inhouse standardisation between phones.
Linux Poised to Expand Role as Mobile OS - Mobiledia
