14 DAY TRIAL // In a very interesting move for mobile market, Nokia unveiled a new portable device, Nokia 770, which is based on Linux. Nokia even launched its new product at Linux World Summit.
Also, Nokia announced another important thing: Linux will benefit from all of Nokia's patents and inventions. In an official document posted on the official webpage, Nokia said that it won't charge any money for its patents.
As Mathew Ingram pointed out in an article form GlobeandMail for Nokia the benefit to using Linux to run the 770 is that there are tens of thousands of developers working on Linux-based applications, and that could make it easier for the 770 to appeal to a wider variety of users.
But, there are many advantages for Linux itself from this partnership. The OS market for mobile phones it is still an affair between Symbian, Microsoft and proprietary operating system.
Linux has all the arguments to support the complexity required by mobile phones. Also, Linux requires fewer hardware resources, which means less memory to manufacture a terminal, without affecting the performances and a better lifespan for the battery.
Of course, Nokia 770 it is not a cell phone, although it has voice capabilities, but the interest of the Finnish company for Linux, may convince other mobile producers that Linux deserves a better chance in mobile market.
You all know that Nokia is Symbian OS fan, but what if, one of those days, we will see a Linux based cell phone signed Nokia?