http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/06/16/mobile-heavyweights-to-develop-linux-based-smartphones/ The voice of the BlackBerry community. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/06/16/mobile-heavyweights-to-develop-linux-based-smartphones/comment-page-1/#comment-33125 BlackBerry Cool » More Linux Platform Development Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:54:50 +0000 http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/06/16/001887/#comment-33125 [...] Not to be outdone by this announcement, Linux systems vendor a la Mobile has announced the launch of its Convergent Linux Platform in a bid to bring Linux-based smartphones to market rapidly. Calling it the first viable mobile operating system alternative to proprietary offerings, a la Mobile intends the Convergent Linux Platform to be a complete software stack for mobile handsets, not just a middleware solution. “Up to now, mobile operating systems have all been proprietary in nature, restricting freedom for customization,” said Pauline Lo Alker, President and CEO of a la Mobile. “In a high growth and high stakes environment, competitive differentiation and ease of delivering customized services are paramount for both handset vendors and network operators. [...] [...] Not to be outdone by this announcement, Linux systems vendor a la Mobile has announced the launch of its Convergent Linux Platform in a bid to bring Linux-based smartphones to market rapidly. Calling it the first viable mobile operating system alternative to proprietary offerings, a la Mobile intends the Convergent Linux Platform to be a complete software stack for mobile handsets, not just a middleware solution. “Up to now, mobile operating systems have all been proprietary in nature, restricting freedom for customization,” said Pauline Lo Alker, President and CEO of a la Mobile. “In a high growth and high stakes environment, competitive differentiation and ease of delivering customized services are paramount for both handset vendors and network operators. [...]

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