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Nokia plans just one Linux phone next year: source

Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:05am EST

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker, Nokia, plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source with direct knowledge of Nokia's product roadmap told Reuters.

A Nokia spokesman said the company does not comment on future product plans.

Nokia's Linux Maemo operating system is seen as a key for the top cellphone maker in its battle against Apple's iPhone, and many analysts and industry players have expected the firm to roll out numerous Linux models already next year.

Nokia started to sell its first Linux phone, the top-of-the-range model N900, this month.

The plan for just one Linux phone also dampens rumors the company would replace the Symbian operating system in its line-up.

"We remain firmly committed to Symbian as our smartphone platform of choice," the Nokia spokesman said.

Nokia will hold its capital markets day on Wednesday, an event where the firm traditionally has outlined or updated its strategy for the coming 1-2 years.
 

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Possible key word: "phone".
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Missing key word: "rumour".
 
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Originally Posted by Rauha View Post
Missing key word: "rumour".
True, as in "source".
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Darn closed sources. You just can't know how much trust you can put into them.
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Maemo is not yet ready for the world..?
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It makes sense. Considering the point at what Fremantle is, and the level they are trying to reach with Harmattan, in a year we would very lucky to see a Maemo 6 device. Probably it will be a refined version of the N900.
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Originally Posted by mrojas View Post
Probably it will be a refined version of the N900.
If history is any guide, I expect it to be called "N900 mini"
 
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat View Post
If history is any guide, I expect it to be called "N900 mini"
Nokia N900 WiMAX LTE Edition
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Originally Posted by texaslabrat View Post
If history is any guide, I expect it to be called "N900 mini"
At this rate, I expect it to be called the "N900"
 

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