Nokia dumps Symbian from high-end smartphones

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Nokia dumps Symbian from high-end smartphones

Dylan Bushell-Embling  |   June 29, 2010
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Nokia will drop Symbian from its high-end smartphones in favor of its Linux-based MeeGo OS, in an attempt to stave off competition from the rival iPhone and Android platforms.   
 
However, Symbian will still be used in the vendor’s lower-end smartphones Reuters said. 
 
Nokia is banking on MeeGo – a combination of its Maemo platform with Intel’s Moblin – to revive its fortunes in the smartphone market.  
 
However, one commentator, GigaOm’s Kevin Tofel, believes it was a mistake to announce the migration before the N8 is launched.
  
“Nokia still hasn’t quite figured out what it takes to compete well in today’s high-end, smartphone market,” Tofel said, adding that the decision effectively ends the life of the N8 before it hits the shops.  
 
It would also sound the death knell for the nine month-old N900, he added. 
 
Reviews of the N8 suggest Nokia’s decision is sound, with Gizmodo stating the unit “isn’t a high-end smartphone,” and others praising the hardware but slating the software

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