Comments on: Nokia Squares Up to Software Rivals by Buying Symbian and Moving to Open Source http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93 CCS Insight Blog Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:35:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Symbian Blogger http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-10997 Symbian Blogger Sat, 16 May 2009 20:33:05 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-10997 I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.

]]> By: Tim Ocock @ Symsource http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1166 Tim Ocock @ Symsource Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:52:53 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1166 [...] perhaps there is some truth in the rumours that Nokia has a new Linux-based software platform on the blocks for high-end multimedia devices [...] Of course, Nokia already has it's Linux based Maemo platform, but what fate for that in a world with a free (of charge) and free (open source) Symbian OS? Maemo is well behind even Android and MOAP(L) in terms of providing a full phone stack and application suite, and performance even on superior hardware compared to Symbian OS is poor. Perhaps more significantly, removing the royalty unblocks the way to seeing S40 on top of Symbian OS, or rather, every closed Nokia phone could one day also be based on Symbian OS. [...] perhaps there is some truth in the rumours that Nokia has a new Linux-based software platform on the blocks for high-end multimedia devices [...]

Of course, Nokia already has it’s Linux based Maemo platform, but what fate for that in a world with a free (of charge) and free (open source) Symbian OS? Maemo is well behind even Android and MOAP(L) in terms of providing a full phone stack and application suite, and performance even on superior hardware compared to Symbian OS is poor.

Perhaps more significantly, removing the royalty unblocks the way to seeing S40 on top of Symbian OS, or rather, every closed Nokia phone could one day also be based on Symbian OS.

]]> By: Erick Eidus http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1124 Erick Eidus Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:55:15 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1124 I gave this topic some additional thought and posted an entry on my own website here: http://web.mac.com/erickeidus/iWeb/Mobileidus/Blog/1466EEFA-B3E7-4913-B11F-780BA7FE9565.html My thoughts cover this announcement from the perspective of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and HTC. Feel free to post your comments. -Erick I gave this topic some additional thought and posted an entry on my own website here:

http://web.mac.com/erickeidus/iWeb/Mobileidus/Blog/1466EEFA-B3E7-4913-B11F-780BA7FE9565.html

My thoughts cover this announcement from the perspective of Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and HTC. Feel free to post your comments.

-Erick

]]> By: AAS Feature: The Symbian Foundation unwrapped http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1107 AAS Feature: The Symbian Foundation unwrapped Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:46:21 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1107 [...] Geoff Blaber at CSS Insight [...] [...] Geoff Blaber at CSS Insight [...]

]]> By: Your handset: hardware, or service platform? « ITasITis http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1099 Your handset: hardware, or service platform? « ITasITis Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:56:06 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1099 [...] Nokia buys Symbian in web push The Guardian, 25 Jun 2008 • Nokia Squares Up to Software Rivals by Buying Symbian and Moving to Open Source CCS Insight, 24 June 2008, and comment • Can Nokia’s Symbian Foundation Nuke Google [...] [...] Nokia buys Symbian in web push The Guardian, 25 Jun 2008 • Nokia Squares Up to Software Rivals by Buying Symbian and Moving to Open Source CCS Insight, 24 June 2008, and comment • Can Nokia’s Symbian Foundation Nuke Google [...]

]]> By: Erick Eidus http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1086 Erick Eidus Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:07:12 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1086 Two more comments on this announcement. 1. Sony Ericsson deserves props in hindsight for extracting money back out of their UIQ investment from Motorola. 2. A big question for potential licenses will be how much influence they have over the roadmap and how they roll their changes back into the main branch of the code base, particularly bug fixes? I think potential licenses will fear that Nokia will optimize for their products and leave licenses as a second priority. Two more comments on this announcement.

1. Sony Ericsson deserves props in hindsight for extracting money back out of their UIQ investment from Motorola.

2. A big question for potential licenses will be how much influence they have over the roadmap and how they roll their changes back into the main branch of the code base, particularly bug fixes? I think potential licenses will fear that Nokia will optimize for their products and leave licenses as a second priority.

]]> By: Nokia Drops $410M on Symbian http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1085 Nokia Drops $410M on Symbian Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:21:18 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1085 [...] those of you unfamiliar with Symbian it is the software platform that powers the Nokia devices, and one analyst estimates that Nokia paid close to $250 million a year in licensing fees for it. While $410 million sounds [...] [...] those of you unfamiliar with Symbian it is the software platform that powers the Nokia devices, and one analyst estimates that Nokia paid close to $250 million a year in licensing fees for it. While $410 million sounds [...]

]]> By: Nokia takes on Google with Symbian buy - Top Stocks http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1082 Nokia takes on Google with Symbian buy - Top Stocks Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:34:15 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1082 [...] company was already paying Symbian some $250 million a year to use Symbian's software in phones, analysts say. So buying Symbian outright for $410 million is smart business. Nokia shares were down slightly in [...] [...] company was already paying Symbian some $250 million a year to use Symbian’s software in phones, analysts say. So buying Symbian outright for $410 million is smart business. Nokia shares were down slightly in [...]

]]> By: Erick Eidus http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93&cpage=1#comment-1077 Erick Eidus Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:28:25 +0000 http://www.ccsinsight.com/blog/?p=93#comment-1077 This is very interesting news and sets Nokia off on a path to be the only Symbian licensee. I've seen too many cases where a hardware manufacturer tries to license its software platform and fails. I'd love to see Nokia prove me wrong, but I think potential licensees won't see past Nokia as a competitor. There is a fundamental rule that "thou shall have separation of software and hardware". IMHO, Symbian just became a proprietary operating system. This is very interesting news and sets Nokia off on a path to be the only Symbian licensee. I’ve seen too many cases where a hardware manufacturer tries to license its software platform and fails. I’d love to see Nokia prove me wrong, but I think potential licensees won’t see past Nokia as a competitor. There is a fundamental rule that “thou shall have separation of software and hardware”. IMHO, Symbian just became a proprietary operating system.

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