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Comments on: Nokia completes Symbian acquisition

Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.

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by AppleSuxLeo December 2, 2008 10:03 PM PST: This will do serious damage to Android as Symbian is already considered the best mobile OS , and now that it is open-source , bye-bye Android.; Like this Reply to this comment


by vsa1977 December 2, 2008 11:33 PM PST: Hey, Nokia N97 is set out to be released in 2009. This smartphone will really blow your mind. Forget the BlackBerry Storm, Apple iPhone and Google G1. Nokia N97 will rule smartphones all around the world.. Check out Nokia N97 consolidated features @ http://smartphone-guru.blogspot.com/2008/12/nokia-n97-ultimate-winner-among.html; Like this Reply to this comment


by idfubar December 4, 2008 4:55 PM PST: I still see complaints about the ease of programming for the Symbian platform every time it's mentioned... maybe the move to open-source will bring better developer relations?; Like this Reply to this comment

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