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7 J8 w: {* n# V/ c9 lSymbian, Nokia, Microsoft and Apple downplay Android relevancePosted Nov 5th 2007 6:03PM by Paul Miller
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Palm's not the only company that isn't afraid to speak out on the Open Handset Alliance.Nokia, Microsoft and Symbian made it most clear today that they don'tperceive danger from the new initiative and corresponding Android OS,with Nokia stating it quite bluntly: "We don't see this as a threat."Microsoft was a bit more on the defensive. "It really sounds that theyare getting a whole bunch of people together to build a phone andthat's something we've been doing for five years," said Scott Horn,from Microsoft's Windows Mobile marketing team. "I don't understand theimpact that they are going to have." The Symbian folks stated theobvious: "If Google was not involved the industry would have justyawned and rolled over," said John Forsyth of Symbian. "We take itseriously but we are the ones with real phones, real phone platformsand a wealth of volume built up over years." UIQ was a bit moreoptimistic about the OHA, saying that "Generally, it's positive for theindustry." Apple wasn't as commital either way. "We have a greatrelationship with Google and this doesn't change anything," said Applespokeswoman Natalie Kerris. "They are certainly an important partnerfor iPhone." |
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