Linuxaid.com.cn Site latest information: BusinessWeek's "European Business" recently published that people have continued to rise in Linux mobile phones, although the current development is relatively slow. In general, due to higher power consumption and software single, Linux is behind Symbian and Windows Mobile, but considering huge cost advantages, many manufacturers are still very interested in linux.
BusinessWeek expects that this year's Linux mobile phone shipments will reach 1.1 million units, while Symbian will reach 14 million units. Currently, Montavista Linux is the most used Linux operating system in your mobile phone. On the cost, each mobile phone uses this operating system that can be inex straight to 5 to 7 US dollars than using Symbian or Windows Mobile.
This article specifically mentioned that from February 2003, Motorola represents the use of Linux. So far, the company has launched two Linux phones in China, and it is also prepared to continue to launch two. The article believes that Motorola's move is mainly strategically opposed Symbian. Soon after the company announced that it supported Linux, I collected 19% of Shares in Symbian.
Korean giants Samsung, China's Datang, Japan's NTT / DOCOMO has been united to support Linux. It has said that the LINUX mobile phone is even Linux 3G mobile phone. The BusinessWeek article concludes that Linux has a good prospects in the middle and low-end market.
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