Symbian is not alone in the world of mobile operating systems. So much so, that in recent times several competitors have become known who have also triumphed within the handset manufacturers. Symbian was born from an alliance between several firms in the sector, among which we can find Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Fujitsu, Siemens, Benq, Motorola or Samsung, not to mention a few more that also bet on this operating system. The fact is that the last company we mentioned, Samsung, has just sent a statementindicating that you leave Symbian permanently.
Their relationship was never enviable, but until now, Samsung had kept the infrastructure that powered Symbian intact. What the Korean has done today is send an email to the parties most involved in the matter: the developers. After so much rumor in between, Samsung has informed them that it stops supporting the Symbian platform. As the company has commented, the forum dedicated to Symbian will be closed and all content will be struck down. Deadline: December 2010.
The problems that Samsung has had with Symbian have not been few. It must be said that initially they stopped relying on this operating system to dedicate their efforts to other platforms such as Bada, although they later rectified and decided to continue supporting Symbian. But you have to call things by their name. Right now, the one with the upper hand is the search giant with its Android operating system.
The Samsung firm has devoted a lot of effort to make its phones compatible with the new platform and it seems that the result is being successful. The decision seems logical and even predictable. And as if this were not enough, it gives us signals about how the pie of operating systems is going to be divided in a couple of years. And, if not, at the time.
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