“In 2001, four Motorola (MOT) engineers in Beijing faced a
daunting challenge. They were developing a mobile phone with a
touch screen and a stylus that would let users update calendars and
write messages. But it also needed to recognize Chinese
characters–a task that existing software on similar handsets
couldn’t handle.“They proposed what was at the time a far-fetched solution:
Linux, a free operating system that is developed and updated by
millions of developers worldwide via the Internet. Companies were
beginning to use Linux in servers and PCs, but no one was putting
it on cell phones…”
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