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March 14th, 2009 at 11:00 am

Symbian Foundation OS release schedules published

in: Mobile Phones

symbian-roadmap Symbian Foundation OS release schedules published

The fact that Symbian Foundation will release new OS versions does not automatically mean that the new versions will be usable on existing/older devices.It is entirely up to the device manufacturer whether they use the new versions or not.And it is also up to the device manufacturer whether they generate a new firmware version and whether that new firmware version keeps on using the original Symbian version or if they update to a newer one.

The fact that Symbian and S60 becomes open source software does not change the above.The fact that the Symbian/S60 software is more easily accessible by almost any developer and even users, does not mean that any developer or user will be able to make their own firmware for any device, and update the devices with whatever firmware features they like.Open source Symbian/S60 will probably make it much easier to create applications that were not possible or more difficult to do before, but the actual device firmware is still managed by the device manufacturers. If the device manufacturers also change their practices for free-to-all firmware generation and updating, then it is up to each one of them separately. Just do not assume that all of them will do so, because the OS is available via an open source license. Phones are computers, but they are not PCs.

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