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February 2006 - Posts

• Symbian Savors 2005 Success While Windows & Linux Predicted to Achieve Mobile Market Parity by 2010

  At 3GSM in Barcelona, Symbian announced that shipments of its mobile operating system almost tripled from 14.4 million units in 2004 to 33.9 million units in 2005, the fourth consecutive year that Symbian enjoyed a growth rate in excess of 100%. At the same time, a new report from The Diffusion Group suggests that Symbian's market share of advanced mobile operating systems will decline from 51.4% in 2005 to approximately 22.1% by 2010, placing it third behind both Windows (28.7%) and Linux (26.6%). ... Posted Feb 14 2006, 09:14 PM by The Diffusion Group

• Windows & Linux to Displace Symbian as Dominant Force in Advanced Mobile Operating Systems

  According to new research from The Diffusion Group, as demand for advanced mobile devices accelerates, the battle between mobile OS vendors will intensify with market-leader Symbian gradually losing share to both Microsoft's Mobile Windows and Linux. TDG's latest report, Advanced Mobile Operating Systems: Analysis & Forecasts, finds that at year-end 2005 Symbian enjoyed a market share of 51%, followed by Linux (23%) and Microsoft's mobile OS platforms (17%). Linux enjoyed a sizeable boost in shipments during the second half of 2005, something which very few forecasters were expecting but a trend which TDG believes will continue. ... Posted Feb 07 2006, 09:23 PM by The Diffusion Group