Android, Symbian to Become One OS?

                   
ziffdavis.com     Jul 25, 2008            

Article Views: 70 Article Rating: / 1 That's opinion of at least one analyst that argues a marriage between the open source mobile operating systems of Symbian and Android would be good for both Google and Nokia. Symbian, the open source mobile operating system that powers the largest share of smartphones on the market, and Android, Google's much ballyhooed open source mobile operating system currently under development, will merge and become one open source mobile operating system within the next 3-6 months, according to analyst Jack Gold. Gold, the president and principal analyst at J. Gold Associates of Northborough, Mass., contends the mobile platform market needs some level of consolidation as developers struggle to meet the needs of divergent platforms. Symbian, the open source platform that runs most Nokia cell phones,... [read full story]                    

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Analyst: Android, Symbian should combine as mobile open-source OS

computerworld.com     Jul 24, 2008          

A combination could happen in 3 to 6 months; Android, Symbian groups mum July 24, 2008 (Computerworld) As wireless computing mushrooms with new devices, applications and a global move toward "openness," one analyst is...                    

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Should Android, Symbian combine?

infoworld.com     Jul 25, 2008          

As wireless computing mushrooms with new devices, applications, and a global move toward "openness," one analyst is suggesting some contraction is in order.Specifically, analyst Jack Gold says the open Symbian and open Android...                    

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Analyst says Android and Symbian to merge, Nokia and Google to get matching tattoos

engadget.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Filed under: Cellphones According to the oracle-like superbrains at J. Gold Associates, Google's Android OS and Nokia's Symbian will "combine to provide a single open source OS," sometime in the very near future... say, three...                    

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Android-Symbian Merger: Officials Weigh In

informationweek.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Despite predictions by analysis firm J. Gold Associates, officials with Symbian, Nokia, and Google aren't positive the union would work right now. That seems to be the case, for now, for the prospect of a merger or partnership...                    

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Android-Symbian Merger: Officials Weigh In

techweb.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Despite predictions by analysis firm J. Gold Associates, officials with Symbian, Nokia, and Google aren't positive the union would work right now. That seems to be the case, for now, for the prospect of a merger or partnership...                    

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Research Report: Symbian, Android to Merge [OStatic]

gigaom.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Nokia's recent acquisition of Symbian and the subsequent open sourcing of the platform, in addition to their acquisition of Trolltech earlier, have cemented the company as a leader in open source mobile platforms. Google's...                    

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Analyst says Android and Symbian to merge, Nokia and Google to get matching tattoos

blogs2k.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Filed under: Cellphones According to the oracle-like superbrains at J. Gold Associates, Google's Android OS and Nokia's Symbian will "combine to provide a single open source OS," sometime in the very near future... say, three...                    

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Does Merging Android, Symbian Into One OS Make Sense?

ziffdavis.com     Jul 25, 2008          

An analyst argues that a marriage between the open source mobile operating systems of Symbian and Android would be good for both Google and Nokia. The analyst contends that Nokia and other users of Symbian, principally...                    

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Does Merging Android, Symbian into a Single OS Make Sense?

ziffdavis.com     Jul 25, 2008          

An analyst argues that a marriage between the open-source mobile operating systems of Symbian and Android would be good for both Google and Nokia. The analyst contends that Nokia and other users of Symbian, principally...                    

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Android And Symbian Sitting In a Tree: Suggested Merger Pretty Unlikely (paidContent.org)

yahoo.com     Jul 25, 2008          

Friday July 25, 2:57 pm ET By James Quintana Pearce Analyst J Gold and Associates has come out with a prediction that Symbian and Android will begin merging into one open source OS within 3-6 months, and it's gotten a fair bit...                    

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