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Symbian goes open source
« on: February 05, 2010, 11:00:14 AM »
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2010, 11:39:00 AM »
Quote from: JJ;541646
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8496263.stm://

Ooops, broken link. Remove the final colon and slashes.
By the way, interesting news...
Let's see how much of the operating system is freed...
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2010, 01:09:08 PM »
Guess they figured they'd better do something since iPhone and Android have taken over the smartphone market.
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2010, 01:11:51 PM »
Let's hope other software giants, such as Amiga Inc., Haage und Partner and Hyperion, do the same :P
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2010, 01:19:04 PM »
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Guess they figured they'd better do something since iPhone and Android have taken over the smartphone market.

Andorid and Iphone no where neat taken over the smartphone market.  Not even close in units shipped.
 
I heard today Android is not now classed as linux, something to do with drivers tacked on instead of in kernel ??? not sure if its true or if that the reason.
 
I really think google havee ballsed up android with their disaterous launch of their own phone.
 
Symbian has chance to really do something now... There again Maemois pretty impresive and has the chance to make a wave or 3
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 01:27:30 PM »
My only experience with Symbian was a very early one, the Nokia N-Gage (tacophone.)  I won't be trying it again, I'm happy with Windows Mobile.
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2010, 04:39:22 PM »
N gage was awful.   Latest N95 etc not too bad.  Its not just Nokia that uses it, though they  do own it now.  Samsung use it on some of their phones
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2010, 05:00:39 PM »
Quote from: JJ;541646
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8496263.stm


Symbian is dead. Long live Maemo...

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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2010, 05:10:42 PM »
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Symbian is dead. Long live Maemo...


That on your N900?
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2010, 07:02:16 PM »
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That on your N900?

Yep
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Re: Symbian goes open source
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2010, 08:36:03 PM »
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Symbian is dead. Long live Maemo...



Sweet :)
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