Will Linux Be de facto Mobile OS? | Linux Today

Will Linux Be de facto Mobile OS?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 2007

“Concerns over the usefulness of Linux as a mobile phone
operating system have been played down by market analyst IMS
Research.

“It has already been suggested that open source Linux will be
the standard operating system for set-top boxes, but standard
fragmentation has been a criticism of Linux as a mobile operating
system (OS) as there could be a certain amount of variation in
Linux-based designs when compared to other platforms such as
Symbian or Windows Mobile…”


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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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