LinuxDevices: Linux Trounces Windows Mobile in Smartphone Shipments | Linux Today

LinuxDevices: Linux Trounces Windows Mobile in Smartphone Shipments

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 20, 2005

“Embedded Linux powered 14 percent of smartphones shipped
worldwide in Q1 of 2005, up 412 percent from 3.4 percent in Q1-04,
according to Gartner. Windows Mobile shipments also grew
substantially, rising 50 percent from a 2.9 share in 1Q-04 to 4.5
percent in 1Q-05, Gartner says.

“Additionally, Gartner says smartphones comprise the
fastest-growing portion of the ‘mobile terminal’ market, with sales
expected to double year-over-year in 2006, reaching 200 million by
2008…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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