Microsoft shows its hand to stay in the mobile web war
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| Repeatedly it has been asked of Microsoft, why not throw away Windows
| Mobile and build a new generation of software on top of the prevalent
| smart phone operating systems -- Symbian and Linux, or add Windows
| Mobile only as an afterthought?
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/06/microsoft_deepfish_mobile_browser/
Still prone to crashes and security problems.
Related:
Nokia holds lead in smartphone market as Symbian enters battle with Linux,
says ABI Research
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| ABI Research's new report, "Smartphones and the OS Market" found that
| there is a growing need to save on software bill of materials as handset
| ASPs continue to spiral downwards. This trend has been highlighted
| by Symbian's decision to lower its license fees, and by an
| increasing interest in Linux.
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http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=8609
70 percent of smartphones use Symbian
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| At 3GSM it became clear that 70 percent of all smartphones use Symbian.
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| Linux accounts for 16.9 percent of the smartphone market and only
| 4.6 percent uses Microsoft Windows Mobile.
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http://www.dvhardware.net/article17134.html
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