capink
November 5th, 2010, 12:58 PM
Recent trends are showing an increase in sales of smartphones. It is not unreasonable to assume that soon smartphones will outnumber all other form factors together.
If Windows mobile 7 fails to gain market share can this affect windows on other form factors like pc, netbook, laptops etc. Is that why Microsoft is trying very hard to catch up in Mobile devices?
And if Meego gains market share can this increase Linux market share on other form factors.
My understanding is that Meego, unlike Android, is full GNU Linux OS. Which means that you can run all Linux desktop apps on a Meego device with minimal modifications (mainly the interface). If this is so, it follows that anything that can run on Meego can be easily run on a regular Linux distro.
If Meego is able to become a major player in Mobile OS. Hardware and software companies would have to start porting their products to Meego. For example, this might lead for better flash support on Meego, which would translate to better flash support for Linux. Also hardware drivers will be supported in Meego which would translate to better support in Linux. (e.g. mobile phone have GPUs).
That would eliminate one of the biggest hurdles for Linux (lack of support from major hardware and software companies).
Or maybe smartphone hardware does have that much in common with desktop hardware?
Do you think that the success of a mobile OS and affect other form factors?
If Windows mobile 7 fails to gain market share can this affect windows on other form factors like pc, netbook, laptops etc. Is that why Microsoft is trying very hard to catch up in Mobile devices?
And if Meego gains market share can this increase Linux market share on other form factors.
My understanding is that Meego, unlike Android, is full GNU Linux OS. Which means that you can run all Linux desktop apps on a Meego device with minimal modifications (mainly the interface). If this is so, it follows that anything that can run on Meego can be easily run on a regular Linux distro.
If Meego is able to become a major player in Mobile OS. Hardware and software companies would have to start porting their products to Meego. For example, this might lead for better flash support on Meego, which would translate to better flash support for Linux. Also hardware drivers will be supported in Meego which would translate to better support in Linux. (e.g. mobile phone have GPUs).
That would eliminate one of the biggest hurdles for Linux (lack of support from major hardware and software companies).
Or maybe smartphone hardware does have that much in common with desktop hardware?
Do you think that the success of a mobile OS and affect other form factors?