2357.TW ) will use a Linux-based operating system in oneof its first two smartphones, a senior company official said onFriday, in a boost for the system's developer.
MSFT.O ) Windows Mobile platform and theopen-source Linux-based LiMo platform will be used in the phonesbeing co-developed with global positioning device specialistGarmin ( GRMN.O ), Asustek's Chief Operating Officer H.C. Hung toldReuters. He did not say when the Linux smartphone would be launched.But a source with direct knowledge of the project, speaking oncondition his name not be used because he was not authorised tospeak to the media, said the plan was to begin shipping the firstLiMo phones in June.This will be the second time Asustek is launching a productbased on the Linux operating system, which operators andmanufacturers like because its licensing fees are typically muchlower than other systems.
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MSFT.O ) Windows Mobile platform and theopen-source Linux-based LiMo platform will be used in the phonesbeing co-developed with global positioning device specialistGarmin ( GRMN.O ), Asustek's Chief Operating Officer H.C. Hung toldReuters. He did not say when the Linux smartphone would be launched.But a source with direct knowledge of the project, speaking oncondition his name not be used because he was not authorised tospeak to the media, said the plan was to begin shipping the firstLiMo phones in June.This will be the second time Asustek is launching a productbased on the Linux operating system, which operators andmanufacturers like because its licensing fees are typically muchlower than other systems.
Full Story: Taiwan's Asustek to use Linux in new smartphone - Reuters
