LinuxDevices: MIZI Takes on Microsoft with 3G Smartphone Linux

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"MIZI Research appears to be taking on the largest players in the emerging third-generation smartphone software market with an integrated solution based on its MIZI Linux 2.0 distribution. Furthermore, the Korean embedded Linux specialist is rumored to have a development deal with an unidentified major consumer electronics powerhouse that, if true, could result in 3G smartphones based on MIZI Linux 2.0 receiving aggressive worldwide development, distribution, and marketing soon.

"While Motorola bases its just-released A760 smartphone on MontaVista Linux and third-party applications, MIZI has apparently created an entire smartphone operating system and application stack similar in scope to Microsoft's 'Windows Mobile' smartphone..."

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