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AT&T Sidestepping Google, Eyes Symbian

Posted by Soulskill on from the hat-in-the-ring dept.

molotovjester writes "In what is surely going to be a slap in the face of Apple, AT&T is eyeballing the Symbian platform as a smart-phone OS for an army of new handsets it expects will make up the majority of the market by 2014. Is this move too little, too late compared to Google's Android? Will Apple open up its iPhone platform, or will dreams of electric sheep be dreamed up by the majority of cell phone users? I wrote an analysis of the industry players as of mid-November, but it will be interesting to see what AT&T does and how it changes the mobile ecosystem."

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  1. Re:Please... by v1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's only a matter of time before Apple is forced to start monetizing their software directly.

    because if the last 5 years have been any indication, Apple is clearly using a failing business model...

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    I work for the Department of Redundancy Department.
  2. It's because it's just a Fanboi Toy. by sparkeyjames · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is because ATT realizes just what the iPhone is ... An apple fanboi toy. It never caught on with the general public. Parts are very difficult up to impossible to get replaced without loosing your data. NO SPARE BATTERY possible. Come on every other Cell Phone on the planet has easily user replaceable or spare battery capability. A less than stellar relationship with application developers. Last but not least piss poor service from Apple. Now why do you wonder that ATT is looking for a replacement?

    Oh yeah and I never owned one. I just listened to the bitching of the few I knew who did.