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Motorola Moving to Android, Windows Mobile for Smartphones

Posted by Soulskill on from the changing-horses dept.

nerdyH writes "Motorola will ditch its MotoMAGX Linux stack and UIQ Symbian stack in favor of Google's Android Linux/Java stack and Windows Mobile 6.5 and 7, it announced today. The news comes after five years selling millions of Linux phones in Asia, and after a year during which many of Motorola's top US phones used the homegrown Linux stack. Motorola's current Linux phones in the US include the RAZR2 v8, E8, EM30, U9, ZN4, and ZN5." This also comes alongside news that Motorola's financial hardships are causing them to cut 3,000 jobs. It also puts into perspective their recent plans to hire hundreds of Android developers.

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  1. Wanted by Gastrobot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Android Developer Must have BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experience. Minimum 5 years developing applications to run on Google's Android. Java certification a plus!

    1. Re:Wanted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Android Developer

      Must have BS in computer science or related field or equivalent experience.
      Minimum 5 years developing applications to run on Google's Android.

      Java certification a plus!

      You missed the memo. The BS has been superseded by the MS with a PhD preferred. Minimum 5 years developing multi-network-aware client-server applications to run on Google's Android. J2ME certification mandatory.

  2. Android developers? by Hurricane78 · · Score: 2, Funny

    First the outsource to india, and now robots??

    The take our jooobs!

    Dey dak err jaaabs!!

    Dek uuur dewwww!!!

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  3. Re:Let's hope they come with better software by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The iPod's ubiquity means that it _is_ a standard cable now. Who doesn't have one?

  4. Re:Let's hope they come with better software by samkass · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually, almost all the cars in the world these days have factory options for iPod/iPhone rechargers. Almost none have options for USB chargers.

    Considering the ubiquity of iPod connectors in planes, computers, clock radios, cars, etc., I wish the Chinese had chosen it instead of mini USB. If you have a mini USB phone, about the only thing you can use to charge it is a computer, and that's not very convenient.

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  5. Re:Let's hope they come with better software by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great, so you have to buy a new car to get the charger... or an accessory to plug into the 12V cigar lighter socket.

    You can also get 12V lighter socket chargers for USB, and wall outlet chargers with USB sockets on too these days.

    I wish Apple had chosen a standard instead of their proprietary connector, but it obviously has more functions than just power and data. An mini-usb with a small extension for the extra lones that was physically compatible with a standard connector (for just data and power) might have been nice though.