Nokia Symbian loses confidence
Now listen to this article after FTD information will be many future Nokia mobile phones with its powerful equip Maemo - a royalty-free software, the development of the Finns for years for use in Nokia's series of pocket computers, the Internet Tablets, was pushed. The niche of Maemo will soon be closing: Already in the next few weeks is likely the first smartphone Nokia Maemo on the market. "Symbian is far too cumbersome to work with modern operating systems keep up," said the environment of the Finnish group. "We must react." Officially wanted to Nokia on Monday will not comment. "We do not comment on speculation," said a spokeswoman.
Only last year, the Finns in the UK-based Symbian Ltd.. completely over. Around 264 million euros were in favor of Nokia. In April, the mobile phone manufacturers a complete software to a newly created foundation, which like Symbian Linux PC operating systems using thousands of voluntary developers should continue.
Especially in the field of luxury phones has this commitment to Nokia but not out: The market share for the so-called smartphones declined, according to the market researcher Gartner, most recently to only 49.3 percent. At Nokia's cost growth was, however, especially with the Apple iPhone and the Canadian BlackBerry manufacturer RIM, which is now already one third of worldwide smartphone sell.
Worldwide smartphone sales after BetriebssystemenAls reason is the outdated code from Symbian. The software builds on the Epoc operating system of the previous pocket computer maker Psion from the 90s. With a total of 20 million lines of program code Symbian has almost the power of Microsoft's PC operating system Windows XP. In the complex structure can be, say experts, new central functions only with a huge effort to fit. That explains why the modern long Nokia touch-screen user interface of the iPhone had nothing to oppose. Only this summer, the Finns with the new top model N97 this can partly compensate for the disadvantage - after extensive adjustments to the Symbian software.
Additionally, under pressure Symbian by Nokia and Google. The U.S. search engine, with Chrome and Android OS interacting two modern operating systems for mobile phones and computer created by the manufacturers may be used free of charge. First Android devices, such as by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC manufactured phones Internet G1 and G2, have proved to be a proven seller.
The fact that Nokia with the Maemo own greenhouses larger plans, already hinted at the end of June. As promised, the Finns a chip development partnership with the world's largest computer processor manufacturer Intel. Part of the agreement was also a co-operation in the mobile device operating systems and the Maemo propagated by Intel Moblin Linux descendant. Beginning of July was for the Nokia Maemo competent manager Quim Gil on a developer meeting in Gran Canaria clear: It was in the process of Maemo to a mainstream platform for mobile phones to make Gil said before visiting the software experts.
"Nokia has identified that it is a problem with Symbian," said analyst Tony Cripps by British consulting firm Ovum. Thus, the Google-supported Android "more development potential." Even Santa Claus Mohr from consultancy Accenture recognizes in a partial shift away from a real Symbian step: "In the long term, the operating systems for mobile phones, Netbook, and computers are merging." But Nokia should now quickly create the conditions.
At the Symbian Foundation in London can be seen, however, is not in danger. Even if Nokia smartphones increasingly disconnected with Maemo should be the number of Symbian phones worldwide, said manager David Wood of FTD. Nokia will continue to be the great majority of its phones with Symbian to deliver. In addition, he constructed so that other Symbian users like Sony Ericsson already in 2012 "more than half" of the development effort for the software would take, so Wood. Currently Nokia schultert more than 90 percent of development services.
Only last year, the Finns in the UK-based Symbian Ltd.. completely over. Around 264 million euros were in favor of Nokia. In April, the mobile phone manufacturers a complete software to a newly created foundation, which like Symbian Linux PC operating systems using thousands of voluntary developers should continue.
Especially in the field of luxury phones has this commitment to Nokia but not out: The market share for the so-called smartphones declined, according to the market researcher Gartner, most recently to only 49.3 percent. At Nokia's cost growth was, however, especially with the Apple iPhone and the Canadian BlackBerry manufacturer RIM, which is now already one third of worldwide smartphone sell.
Worldwide smartphone sales after BetriebssystemenAls reason is the outdated code from Symbian. The software builds on the Epoc operating system of the previous pocket computer maker Psion from the 90s. With a total of 20 million lines of program code Symbian has almost the power of Microsoft's PC operating system Windows XP. In the complex structure can be, say experts, new central functions only with a huge effort to fit. That explains why the modern long Nokia touch-screen user interface of the iPhone had nothing to oppose. Only this summer, the Finns with the new top model N97 this can partly compensate for the disadvantage - after extensive adjustments to the Symbian software.
Additionally, under pressure Symbian by Nokia and Google. The U.S. search engine, with Chrome and Android OS interacting two modern operating systems for mobile phones and computer created by the manufacturers may be used free of charge. First Android devices, such as by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC manufactured phones Internet G1 and G2, have proved to be a proven seller.
The fact that Nokia with the Maemo own greenhouses larger plans, already hinted at the end of June. As promised, the Finns a chip development partnership with the world's largest computer processor manufacturer Intel. Part of the agreement was also a co-operation in the mobile device operating systems and the Maemo propagated by Intel Moblin Linux descendant. Beginning of July was for the Nokia Maemo competent manager Quim Gil on a developer meeting in Gran Canaria clear: It was in the process of Maemo to a mainstream platform for mobile phones to make Gil said before visiting the software experts.
"Nokia has identified that it is a problem with Symbian," said analyst Tony Cripps by British consulting firm Ovum. Thus, the Google-supported Android "more development potential." Even Santa Claus Mohr from consultancy Accenture recognizes in a partial shift away from a real Symbian step: "In the long term, the operating systems for mobile phones, Netbook, and computers are merging." But Nokia should now quickly create the conditions.
At the Symbian Foundation in London can be seen, however, is not in danger. Even if Nokia smartphones increasingly disconnected with Maemo should be the number of Symbian phones worldwide, said manager David Wood of FTD. Nokia will continue to be the great majority of its phones with Symbian to deliver. In addition, he constructed so that other Symbian users like Sony Ericsson already in 2012 "more than half" of the development effort for the software would take, so Wood. Currently Nokia schultert more than 90 percent of development services.
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