Sina Technology Beijing time on June 15th news, according to Reuters report, Vodafone, Motorola, etc. said on Thursday that it will develop Linux-based mobile phone operating system, and invest in 2007. Vodafone, DoCoMo, Samsung, Samsung, NEC and Panasonic and other six telecommunications giants said that it will jointly establish a non-profit organization, develop Linux mobile phone operating systems, and the cost is shared by six companies. Vodafone is responsible for the global terminal business JENS SCHULTE-BOCKUM said: "We hope this plan can speed up the market's listing speed, and help us develop more personalized products and applications for users." Like the PC, mobile devices are also It is necessary to install the operating system, SMS, Video, or Music Playback software installed on these platforms, as if you install the application on Windows and Apple OS X. With the rapid advancement of mobile technology, the development cost of mobile phone manufacturers is also high. The most troublesome is that in order to make the app are compatible with different operating systems, they must write a lot of code. Linux software currently only has a very small market share, especially like China's huge mobile phone market, almost monopolized by Symbian and Microsoft. But Linux temptation to mobile phone developers is that it is not a patent of any company, so it is very intense between software companies that provide embedded Linux mobile phone operating systems, and the price is pulled down. At the same time, Symbian and Microsoft have patented Technology, the price of the operating system is relatively expensive.
