Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 2nd Apr 2005 20:44 UTC
Linux The future is mobile. That much we know for sure. But it seems that the operating system world in this market is being rapidly taken over by --again-- Microsoft. The new smart phones are are using WinCE, Symbian or Palm. Linux has barely 1% of this new, smartphone market.
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No linux smartphones ??!!
by Marcelo on Sat 2nd Apr 2005 22:26 UTC

No linux smartphones ??!! See

http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT9423084269.html

and many other electronic equipments:

http://www.linuxdevices.com/


If M$ is ahead numerically is because M$ PAYS for mobile phone manufacturers to include M$ software.

Eugenia, do you believe Opie ( http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9592191929.html ) interface is worser than M$ WinCE or SymbianOS ?

The truth is that top mobile phones with WinCE and other operating systems are a commercial failure. They are much expensive and people prefer to have distinct equipments for diferent functions.