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Linux and Microsoft combine forces with help of Motorola to defeat Symbian March 31, 2004 [General] | By anonymous 1. Motorola admits withdrawal from Symbian and explains why combination of Microsoft and Linux software for cell phones is better than Symbian. Future belongs to Microsoft and Linux, days of Symbian are counted. Q: Motorola is one of few companies that has tried every one of the three major operating systems on the market. You´ve worked with Symbian. Now you work with Microsoft and Linux. What do Microsoft´s OS and Linux offer that Symbian, which you decided to leave, doesn´t? A: The rationale behind our operating system selection is more than trying to find what´s the best OS, however you define that. The reasons for our selection have to do with our customers and what they´re asking for. We´ve moved away from Symbian for strategic reasons. And when we made that decision, we didn´t find any of our major operators pushing back. If they had, we´d have gone down a different path. Q: You´ve said that you don´t want to be dependent on one company´s operating system. Why then work with Microsoft? A: Microsoft has a great reputation and brand awareness, and those factors can be leveraged beyond the desktop. It has been beneficial for us and for Microsoft to bring together a solution for phone companies that were interested in leveraging Microsoft´s brand name -- and Motorola´s brand. To read the full story, that contains discussion with Motorola´s handset manager, click here.  Post your comment (free registration is required to post, but if you register you can edit your posts later)
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