Battle for mobile platforms: Linux is expected to enter the mainstream market

Article title: mobile platform competition: Linux is expected to enter the mainstream market. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

Recently, the IT industry suddenly blew up the strong winds of mobile phones and network mobile devices. Apple, Nokia, and Google frequently appeared in recent hot news.

On June 23, Forbes, a well-known U.S. financial magazine, published an analysis article stating that the LiMo Foundation, a mobile phone platform with open source code (hereinafter referred to as "open source"), recently announced that, seven new mobile phones support the LiMo Platform, and the Foundation has added 11 new members. According to this development, LiMo will pose a huge challenge to the Android platform hosted by Google and Nokia's Symbian platform.

According to the LiMo Foundation, seven new mobile phones have just passed the LiMo authentication process. now, the number of mobile products using the platform has increased again. Up to now, 21 mobile phones have adopted the LiMo Foundation's Open-source Linux operating system, but most of them are sold in the Asian market. However, there are also several mobile phones running on the global market.

After Symbian has gradually become an open-source model, the LiMo Foundation is facing increasing competition. later this year, the Google Android platform will be launched. Despite this, the development trend of Linux in the mobile field is still very optimistic in the industry. In addition to the unremitting efforts of the LiMo Foundation, the rise of MID in the industry is also an important driving force for Linux to enter the mainstream market.

Market Research firm ABI Research pointed out in a latest market survey on Monday that in 2013 Mobile Internet Devices (MID) shipments of global Mobile network Devices will reach 50 million, the market will be dominated by the Linux operating system.

The so-called MID refers to a multimedia Internet device that is larger than a mobile phone and smaller than a mini laptop, such as a laptop and can be placed in a jacket pocket. According to the definition of Forward Concepts, another market research institute, MID should have a high-resolution screen with a size ranging from 4 ~ 6? Jia? Why? /P>

ABI believes that the MID market will be the first platform to allow all mobile operating systems to run at the same starting point, freeing them from the historical burdens of the smartphone market, this allowed the Linux operating system to gain a majority of the market share.

The mobile industry is experiencing a huge change and you will see a brand new software design method instead of constantly increasing hardware, this is a new model that uses the software development experience to promote the development of the mobile market. Supports Linux platforms, so developers do not have to deal with compatibility issues caused by the need to support different platforms. This is a tough issue that the entire mobile industry is trying to get rid.

Google uses Android to propose its own mobile Linux concept, while the iPhone converts the idea into a profit. the LiMo Foundation continues to expand its influence in the mobile field, the continuous development of MID will make Linux more and more popular in the mainstream market. now the whole world is ready to welcome Mobile Linux.