http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/gabor-toroks-forum-nokia-blog <p>Software architect working in Symbian/S60 area since 2000 and still being enthusiastic about mobility. Please visit my introduction page on Forum Nokia Champions web page.</p> tote_b5 2009-11-23T22:42:44Z http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/gabor-toroks-forum-nokia-blog/2008/01/28/nokia-to-acquire-trolltech <p>Of course, I read the <a href="http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1185531">press release</a> from Nokia. I even noticed that my fellow FN Champion, <a href="http://www.forum.nokia.com/main/forum_nokia_champion/forum_nokia_champions/Paul_Todd.html">Paul Todd</a>, was <a href="http://blogs.forum.nokia.com/blog/paul-todds-forum-nokia-blog/s60/2008/01/28/nokia-aquires-trolltech">faster than me</a> to write about it. Never mind, I knew it in advance that I can&#39;t be faster than <a href="http://mobile.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/6620_Nokia_to_acquire_Trolltech.php">AAS</a>, nor <a href="http://mobilephonedevelopment.com/archives/535">Simon Judge</a>, either.<br /><br />What comes as a surprise to me, though, that no-one has pointed out to an important aspect of this announcement: <span style="font-weight: bold">am I alone to think that this is Nokia&#39;s answer to Google OHA?</span><br /><br />Nokia already had a mobile Linux platform, called <a href="http://maemo.org/">Maemo</a>, but with this <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/01/28/Nokia-to-buy-software-developer-Trolltech-for-153M_1.html">$153M acquisition</a> it has now <a href="http://trolltech.com/company/newsroom/announcements/press.2008-01-03.7568541002">joined LiMo</a>, too. See brief comparison between <span style="font-weight: bold">LiMo</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold">OHA</span> <a href="http://www.limofoundation.org/images/stories/pdf/limo%20found_overview%20for%20website_12-07.pdf">here</a>. It&#39;s interesting to see how mobile phone manufacturers are committing themselves to different &quot;open&quot; mobile operating systems (e.g. <span style="font-weight: bold">Nokia </span>to <span style="font-style: italic">Symbian/S60, Maemo, LiMo</span>; <span style="font-weight: bold">Motorola </span>to <span style="font-style: italic">LiMo, OHA, Symbian/UIQ</span>) just to find the ultimate revenue source. If there is such, since who said that multiple mobile OSes cannot happily co-exist? Anyway, for us, developers, it might easily become the ultimate hell.</p><p><strong>Originally from</strong> <a href="http://mobile-thoughts.blogspot.com/2008/01/nokia-to-acquire-trolltech.html">mobile-thoughts.blogspot.com</a>.</p><p>Tote</p> Open C S60 Mobile OS 2008-01-28T13:48:02Z tote_b5