Samsung Ditches Symbian
PrintSamsung's mobile strategy has always been multifaceted. The company has built phones running on software from Microsoft, Google, and now their own Bada OS. So it's no surprise that Sammy has finally decided to make some space and give Symbian the boot. Samsung sent out an email to all their registered Symbian developers that laid out in no uncertain terms their plans to shut down all Symbian development by year's end.
With even Nokia working on MeeGo as an alternative mobile OS, things are looking grim for Symbian. It is possible that Samsung could remain a member of the Symbian Foundation, but they would not be contributing. Do you think Symbian will continue shrinking, or is a turnaround in store?
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JeffDenver
October 04, 2010 at 10:35am
Symbian is Dead. A has-been OS that wore out its welcome a long long time ago. There is nothing that Symbian can do that Android cannot do as well or better, and that probably goes for iOS and RIM as well. Of all the current major Phone OS's, Symbian is at the bottom.
riopato
October 02, 2010 at 2:28pm
Owned by Nokia? Isn't up to Nokia to decide what will happen to Symbian?
JeffDenver
October 04, 2010 at 10:32am
Symbian was "owned" by several big companies, and Nokia was the largest I think. But it wasnt a "Nokia" OS in the way that Android is a Google OS or iOS is an Apple OS. They were just the largest partner.
Cache
October 03, 2010 at 9:06am
Thank God you are here to point this out. When the world is full of power and money struggles, when people are dying left and right in wars and disease... Well THANK GOD you're making sure that no one has to face an article on cell phones.
I'm nominating you for a Congressional Medal of Honor.
squarebab
October 01, 2010 at 6:32pm
Gave up the ghost. Passed on. Gone to a better place. No longer among us. A late OS.
Keith E. Whisman
October 01, 2010 at 3:54pm
I wish Symbian could have worked out because it does seem to be a very polished OS with a lot going for it. Android on the other hand seems to be the Linux based Cell Phone OS to goto these days. Meego and Bada OS look great but wont be as great as Android unless they can somehow convince the public that they can build great applications for it.
Last time I looked at Bada it was supposed to be an Open platform that is supposed to compete with Android better than Symbian could ever do. The problem is that Symbian is a fleshed out OS and can be adjusted for new technology. Now the developement is going to introduce new bugs and problems. I really hope someone does build a better OS than Google Android, one that can really drive the Phones and Tablets of the future with style and utility.
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