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Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica)Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica)Posted Apr 12, 2011 12:09 UTC (Tue) by tuxmania (guest, #70024)Parent article: Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica)
With the current pace of development i wonder how long it will take for the cheaper range of hardware to become usable with Android, Bada or WebOS?
Personally i expect low spec smartphones taking over from the cheap Symbian handsets, even in developing countries. Nokia closing the code feels pretty redundant and more of a statement than a business decision.
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Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica) Posted Apr 12, 2011 15:45 UTC (Tue) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]
Phones with a retail price of 100-175 dollars are available right now on the market that run Android.
My guess is that we will see Android phone prices stabilize at around $60-75 on the lowest of the low end.
Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica) Posted Apr 12, 2011 19:43 UTC (Tue) by Hausvib6 (guest, #70606) [Link]
That would be the start of world domination by Android devices. Perhaps like PC, but this time it will happen faster.
Nokia transitions Symbian source to non-open license (ars technica) Posted Apr 13, 2011 17:09 UTC (Wed) by cmccabe (guest, #60281) [Link]
I think the price floor for phones will end up being lower than that. You can get Chinese-made mp3 players for $10 now; who would have expected that a few years ago?
In related news, Huawei's Android tablet is apparently doing well in Africa. I don't know what the price is in USD, though.
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