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From the News Desk
Friday, 9. November 2007
Symbian Not Scared of Google Android
“I am already spoilt for choice with Linux-based cell phone platforms and that Google's Android software appears to be another to add to the list,” said Symbian CEO Nigel Clifford when asked about Google’s Android software.
Symbian, which has the lion's share of the smartphone market in all regions except North America, seems to be least bothered with the launch of Google's Android. With the largest phone manufactures Nokia being on its side, Symbian feels Google is no competion as they try to bring their Android software to market.
Meanwhile, the head of Nokia UK said the firm was in discussions with Google about using the platform. Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK's managing director, said: "We are always open to discussion and debate on that. We were not ready to make any commitment to it or discuss it at the time." He also said that the time was not right to make any announcement as to "how we can work with them”.
Google and others developed Android under the umbrella of the "Open Handset Alliance." The platform will be based on Linux and other open-source elements and will offer a complete set of phone components, including an operating system, middleware stack, customisable user interface and applications. A number of big names in the wireless industry have already thrown their weight behind Open Handset Alliance, but it hardly does matter to Symbian.
John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian stated "It's a bit like the common cold. It keeps coming round and then we go back to business. We don't participate in these full stop. We make our own platform and we are focused on driving that into the mobile phone market at large ever more aggressively."
Symbian's recent financial results show it sold 20.4 million smartphone software licenses in the last quarter of 2007. Since the company was launched nine years ago more than 165 million phones have been shipped using its platform.
Symbian, which has the lion's share of the smartphone market in all regions except North America, seems to be least bothered with the launch of Google's Android. With the largest phone manufactures Nokia being on its side, Symbian feels Google is no competion as they try to bring their Android software to market.
Meanwhile, the head of Nokia UK said the firm was in discussions with Google about using the platform. Simon Ainslie, Nokia UK's managing director, said: "We are always open to discussion and debate on that. We were not ready to make any commitment to it or discuss it at the time." He also said that the time was not right to make any announcement as to "how we can work with them”.
Google and others developed Android under the umbrella of the "Open Handset Alliance." The platform will be based on Linux and other open-source elements and will offer a complete set of phone components, including an operating system, middleware stack, customisable user interface and applications. A number of big names in the wireless industry have already thrown their weight behind Open Handset Alliance, but it hardly does matter to Symbian.
John Forsyth, vice president of strategy at Symbian stated "It's a bit like the common cold. It keeps coming round and then we go back to business. We don't participate in these full stop. We make our own platform and we are focused on driving that into the mobile phone market at large ever more aggressively."
Symbian's recent financial results show it sold 20.4 million smartphone software licenses in the last quarter of 2007. Since the company was launched nine years ago more than 165 million phones have been shipped using its platform.
