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Symbian OS has been making significant strides lately, with global shipments grew 100%, from 1.18 million in Q1 2003 to 2.4 million in Q1 2004. The Symbian OS platform has 9 licensees.
Now up to version 8.0, Symbian OS was developed by a consortium of companies led by Nokia and Psion. Version 8.0 of the OS is intended to reduce development costs and improve device management, multimedia, and Java capabilities. Psion recently agreed to sell its interest in the platform to Nokia, and final approval from regulatory agencies is expected to come shortly.
Although it has been redesigned several times in its colorful lifespan, Symbian OS was designed from the ground up for smart phones and WAN handhelds. That puts it in direct competition with Palm OS devices such as the Treo 600 and Windows Mobile for Smartphone devices such as the Motorola MPx200. Palm OS and Windows Mobile were both originally designed as stand-alone handheld OSes that are now being adapted for phones and always-on WAN handhelds, while Symbian OS was built specifically for advanced wireless data devices. Interestingly, a number of companies are keeping their fingers in several pies, including Motorola, which sells both Windows Mobile and Symbian OS handsets, and Samsung, which sells handsets based on all three platforms.
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Posted: 2004-05-07 13:43:00
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Long live symbian. long live the P900.
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Posted: 2004-05-07 16:23:19
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I see no SE or P900
version 8.0 is it from Nokia ???
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Posted: 2004-05-07 17:12:54
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