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Mobile Operating Systems Comparison?

Posted by Cliff on from the king-os-of-the-handhelds dept.

dozerbull asks: "I'm working at a Canadian telecom research lab. They are looking into the creation of tools that would facilitate the development of mobile applications. Symbian OS seems to be the lead target platform candidate. There is however a small crowd that is pushing for Microsoft stuff (Pocket PC and Smartphone). How do other systems (Linux and PalmOS) stack up? What would the Slashdot community advise by way of a choice of an operating system for mobile?"

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  1. Uhhh by j0nkatz · · Score: 1, Informative

    Don't forget RIM.
    Their OS targets the Corp. world very well.

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  2. Windows CE vs. Linux by toddbu · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've done dev work on both Windows CE devices (AutoPC) and Linux (Zaurus) and I can tell you hands-down that Linux is way easier to work with. Windows CE's roots are that it's a hacked version of Windows 95, so you never know what's there and whether it will work. The Linux flavors are just that - same kernel compiled a different way. There' s not a special set of tools for the platform that your targeting, rather an enhanced set that build on top of an already great system. It's also great to have tools like SSH available for remote connectivity so that you can do keyboard entry from a real keyboard. So if the choice comes down to Linux vs. Windows CE, Linux is the clear winner.

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  3. Re:pocket PC and some palms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    There are two for J2ME:

    http://www.freeutils.net/vnc2go/index.jsp
    http: //j2mevnc.sourceforge.net/