Symbian operating system with open scuffle
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Bid farewell to a simple telephone functions, the phone is now to the intelligent direction. On smart phones, advanced operating system is to enhance function of a sharp object. Thus, the cell phone manufacturers are constantly broken down intelligent strategy at the same time, between the operating system for mobile phones has become white hot.
Symbian platform ahead of opening
Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and the Japanese operator NTT DOCOMO recently announced that the Symbian operating system will be unified, S60, UIQ and MOAP (S), jointly create an open mobile software platforms. At the same time, the major manufacturers also join hands AT & T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone to establish Symbian joint body to expand the reunification of the influence of the software platform.
Joint Organization will be established in an open platform for mobile software platform, currently on the market already has over 200 million Symbian-based phones, covering 235 kinds of models, tens of thousands of third-party applications have been able to achieve on the Symbian operating system. In future, the members will be organized jointly by opening the technical cooperation provided by the integration, to further strengthen the software platform. Was first established, some technology will be set to open resources, and subsequently established and based on open source to provide the most complete mobile software. According to expect that this work will be completed within the next two years, and through the Eclipse Public License 1.0 release.
"Jointly organized by the establishment of history to open the biggest contribution to the community." Jointly organized as an important driving force, Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said, "Nokia is the open platform technology and a strong supporter. Open platform And technology for the application of different products and services to establish, maintain and evolve with the freedom of space, but also created the largest ecosystems, and to promote the rapid innovation. "
Internet strategy to promote acquisition of huge amounts of money
Symbian joint organization to set up the key factors is to spend 264 million euros Nokia Symbian company acquired 52 percent stake. Upon completion of the deal, Symbian will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia. Nokia is expected that this acquisition will be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. Upon completion of the acquisition, all employees will become Nokia’s Symbian staff.
Founded in 1998, the software company Symbian, and authorized the development of the Symbian operating system. Data show that Symbian OS-based mobile phones occupy integration of the global handset market share of 60 percent, use the Symbian operating system mobile phones accounted for about 2007 the total sales volume of 7%. It seems that Nokia, through the acquisition and jointly organized by the establishment of Symbian, Symbian operating system will undoubtedly become the most attractive mobile innovation platform, which will encourage more and newer Internet applications development, and attract a new generation of consumer Persons.
As early as last year, Nokia raised a company in transition to the Internet and connect to acquire a number of Internet companies and mobile value-added services company, the company acquired the remaining stake in Symbian is another generous restructuring the Internet. Some analysts have pointed out that subscribers to its mobile Internet service needs smart phones, smart phones and Nokia’s biggest competitive advantage lies in the Symbian operating system, Symbian will be wholly owned and joint organization formed Symbian is a necessary step in the transition.
Google R & D in the system of impact
As the user needs to change, the market for smart phones are more and more intense. According to market research firm Gartner’s latest statistics, the first quarter of this year Global smart phone sales for the 32.2 million the year, an increase of 29 percent of the total global handset sales of 11 percent. Among them, Nokia’s share to 45 percent of the world smart phone market lead, its smart phone sales over a year earlier, up 25 percent. The world’s second largest smart phone manufacturers to the Canadian RIM, has the world smart phone market share of 13.4%. In addition, Apple, with its 5.3 percent market share in the global smart phone market ranked third.
Despite ranking first, but Nokia’s share of global smart phone market share has declined. Therefore, the acquisition Symbian, Nokia is no doubt further enhance the smart phone market share of the important measures, which will also Microsoft’s Windows Mobile is still under research and development especially in the Google Android a tremendous impact on the operating system.
Laishixiongxiong the face of Nokia, and Google recently announced that 30 partners, will do its utmost to ensure that Android phone market on time in November. However, so far, Android operating system still did not get all major mobile software developers in support, some mobile phone software developer said it is difficult even for the development and application of Android operating system software, Google disclosed that only the relevant responsible person, and software development The partnership is still in close contact with them.