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Saturday, November 18, 2006
Symbian OS, an application platform to take seriously
Supposedly it's now used in 100M shipped phones (probably counting to the beginning of time, but nevertheless). Of course Series 60 is completely dominating, as UIQ and possibly other variants of Symbian OS are used very little.
As I've indicated before, it's a bit tricky to say what is a smartphone, and as all phones with Symbian OS are considered smartphones, this means also many phones that are bought as generic phones are considered smartphones.
What's so good about Symbian OS though is that it's much better at handling after-market applications than the more proprietary OSs and platforms used in most phones on the market. It also means embedded functionality can be more powerful for the same reason.
Java ME / MIDP is said to be deployed in close to 1B phones, and now Symbian OS in 100M. That makes Symbian OS (mainly Series 60 of course) a very valid platform of choice for developers of mobile applications, complementing Java ME. Especially if the mobile applications are frontends to services, where the only thing that counts is the maximum deployment potential possible. Note though that most Symbian OS phones also support Java ME, so you are not completely off track if you go for only Java ME.
Engadget Mobile - 100 millionth Symbian smartphone ships
As I've indicated before, it's a bit tricky to say what is a smartphone, and as all phones with Symbian OS are considered smartphones, this means also many phones that are bought as generic phones are considered smartphones.
What's so good about Symbian OS though is that it's much better at handling after-market applications than the more proprietary OSs and platforms used in most phones on the market. It also means embedded functionality can be more powerful for the same reason.
Java ME / MIDP is said to be deployed in close to 1B phones, and now Symbian OS in 100M. That makes Symbian OS (mainly Series 60 of course) a very valid platform of choice for developers of mobile applications, complementing Java ME. Especially if the mobile applications are frontends to services, where the only thing that counts is the maximum deployment potential possible. Note though that most Symbian OS phones also support Java ME, so you are not completely off track if you go for only Java ME.
Engadget Mobile - 100 millionth Symbian smartphone ships
Labels: java, series 60, symbian
