Nokia is going to use open-source Linux software Maemo on
a high end smart phone.
The phone maker is expected to show its first high-end
phone running on Maemo at the annual Nokia World event in Stuttgart, Germany
next week. Nokia has been playing with Linux since 2005, using it in
"internet tablets" but it looks like it is getting serious about
Maemo.
Nokia has been a proud user of Symbian but most analysts
think that Maemo is more flexible. It is also a better option for advanced
devices using various display technologies and rapidly evolving user-interface
software. The feeling is that Nokia needs to do a lot more to push
itself in the smartphone market against the like of Apple and Google. Google
also uses Linux in its Android product.
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Nokia bets on Linux
Maemo on the high end