IHT : Motorola To Ally With Linux Camp In Mobile Space
Friday, June 16, 2006
Motorola said Thursday that it would ally itself with companies including Vodafone Group and NTT DoCoMo to develop Linux-based software to run mobile phones, a move that could present a challenge to Symbian and Microsoft…..The group hopes to cut software development costs and plans to create services that can be used on devices made by different manufacturers.
- SYMBIAN CAMP (Leader)
- Major stakeholders : Nokia (47.9% control), Sony (13.1%) Ericsson (15.6%), Matsushita Panasonic (10.5%), Siemens (8.4%), Samsung (4.5%).
- Shipments of Symbian-powered phones have more than doubled for four straight years as the company has made software for 100 different handset models and more than 250 phone companies.
- MICROSOFT CAMP (Challenger)
- Major stakeholders : Microsoft (Windows Mobile platform).
- LINUX CAMP (New Entrant)
- Major stakeholders : Motorola, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Samsung Electronics, and NEC.
IHT Reference : http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/15/yourmoney/mobile.php
