Symbian is the dominant operating system for smartphones with a 50 percent market share. Nokia has been using it for 10 years.
Both are Linux-based platforms: Moblin is supported by Intel and Maemo is used by Nokia in its Internet Tablets such as N810 (the only modern touch-screen devices that Nokia made until it finally launched its touch-screen 5800 Xpress Music phone in October 2008). Already in May, rumors had started that Nokia would ditch Symbian and go with Maemo in future smartphones.
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Both are Linux-based platforms: Moblin is supported by Intel and Maemo is used by Nokia in its Internet Tablets such as N810 (the only modern touch-screen devices that Nokia made until it finally launched its touch-screen 5800 Xpress Music phone in October 2008). Already in May, rumors had started that Nokia would ditch Symbian and go with Maemo in future smartphones.
Full Story: What does Intel-Nokia deal mean for Symbian? - CNET News
