“I had the privilege of participating in last week’s inaugural
‘Open Source in Mobile’ conference in Amsterdam. I chaired the
first day’s sessions (essentially, was emcee of the day’s events)
as well as speaking on ‘Open Source Business Models.’ Speakers ran
the gamut from handset manufacturers (well-known brands, e.g.,
Motorola and Nokia), so-called ODMs (the companies that build
handsets to be sold under someone else’s brand), service
providers/carriers like Vodaphone, and software providers
(TrollTech, MontaVista, etc.) that deliver open source to run the
phones.“A constant theme at the conference was the burgeoning role of
open source in mobile phones, particularly ‘smart phones…'”
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