Open Source Symbian: 2010 or Later

The muffled hoopla surrounding around Android enjoyed a temporary spike in interest earlier this week when Symbian, the operating system on more smart phones than any other platform, announced they wree going Open Source. The explosion of articles pitting Open Source Symbian vs. Android could not be avoided.

As usual, people broke out their “Jump to Conclusions Pad,” and begun writing articles claiming that Android and the iPhone are doomed, Symbian will rule the world and its only a matter of time! Muahahah. Afterall, developers can start building for the platform TODAY and were promised their applications would work on the first devices to come out.

And then we found out the earliest these open source Symbian phones will launch is 2010. Before me start making assumptions about NEXT decade the 1.5 years left in THIS decade will have a lot to say.

That’s not to say that Symbian should be written off or underestimated - afterally, they DO dominate the smart phone platform market and their Open Source announcement is incredibly meaningful. While there won’t be any immediate implications it illustrates the direction in which the mobile industry is headed.

And we like that direction.

Whether the iPhone, Android, Open Source Symbian or another platform earns dominance in the next decade, it doesn’t really make a difference. We’re just happy to see this strong movement and new direction the mobile world is taking towards providing consumers with the greatest choice and flexibility.

Or we could be bitter… took ya long enough, didn’t it?

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