Verizon wireless to introduce Linux phones
Verizon Wireless along with Mozilla joined the Mobile Linux group (LiMo). It's the first U.S. carrier to join the LiMo Foundation. LiMo already has the backing of large Asian and European carriers, as well as handset makers like Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.
Kyle Malady, vice president of network for Verizon, said he expects the company to sell both simple and «smart» phones using LiMo next year. That's a potential blow to Qualcomm, which supplies the software for most of Verizon's phones, excluding smart phones.
Verizon is not going to replace other mobile OSes. It's going to offer LiMo along with other OSes which is what I support. I don't support Microsoft's monopoly nor do I support Linux monopoly. The market should be open to everyone to compete, so the benefits reach the common man. It'll give users an option to choose from LiMo, Windows Mobile, Android based phones along with other ones.
Source: Yahoo News, PC World.
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