Linux was indeed not again foreign for the manufacture company of the cellular phone, Nokia. Proven with his equipment of the tablet internet that has been invested by the operation system linux since 2005 then.
Only did not stop among them equipment of the tablet internet, Nokia currently begins to glance at Linux to become the operation system among them his cellular phone in the future. “We will widen the region (based equipment linux”) and believed that the Linux existence will continue to develop, said the Nokia Spokesperson, Kari Tuutti as being quoted from Reuters, on Saturday (31/5/2008).
Nokia interesting against Linux indeed has been seen from last year with the Nokia union in Linux Foundation, last April 2007 and the availability of Nokia products based linux.
Until now, smartphone Nokia was dominated by the Symbian operation system, that was OS proprietary.
However, in a Investor Conference, Rick Simonson, of Financial Officer Nokia Chief also stated the Linux importance for the company. “This (Linux) will become really very important,” he said.
In the same opportunity, Simonson also said, will be present Nokia equipment will be based on Linux in the market, in the near future.
