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Symbian Blasts Google's Phone Initiative

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-now-there's-a-shocker dept.

nowhere.elysium writes "Symbian has suggested that Google is not experienced enough or capable of fully developing a workable mobile platform. Symbian's vice president, John Forsyth inferred that Google's interest in the field will also wane due to it being 'deeply unsexy', and that development is not likely for such a platform because "You have [...] a lot of zeroes in your sales figures before a developer gets out of bed." In the same series of statements, Linux is likened to the common cold: "About every three months this year there has been a mobile Linux initiative of some sort launched. It's a bit like the common cold. It keeps coming round and then we go back to business.""

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  1. Re:First step for symbian. by ozmanjusri · · Score: 3, Funny
    2.

    I've always thought Symbian should merge with Sybian.

    You'd get a phone that'd be a pleasure to receive calls on.

    --
    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
  2. Symbian v Google by eraserewind · · Score: 3, Funny

    Maybe Google's inexperience will allow them to design a Resource API that doesn't leak memory when you create a variable on the stack. (on the stack! for heavens sake!). It's not for no reason that people complain about Symbian programming.

  3. He completed his statement by pissing his pants... by strangeattraction · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, believe it or not Symbian is known for their sexy software :)

  4. did anyone else read this as... by josquint · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sybian Blasts Google's Phone Initiative ?

    yikes

  5. Re:Symbian must have some sand in their Bajingos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    PREACH IT!
    There is really nothing I can add to that except.
    AMEN.