Ok, this next story may have well have got drowned out in all the shouting about the Nokia N97 (yes, that included me going, “Want one, want one, want one!“), but the release of the smartphone powerhouse wasn’t the only news Nokia had to tell us yesterday.
According to the Boy Genius Report, Nokia also confirmed that their full acquisition of Symbian has now gone through. So, no more wrangling, no more negotiations, Nokia’s now in charge of the Symbian universe.
Which means what, exactly?
Well, the plan was always for Nokia to buy Symbian and then donate it wholesale to the Symbian Foundation, thus setting up a brand new open source operating system to bring about a new breed of mobile phones and take on, basically, Google Android. With the news that Nokia have finalised their buyout, we’re that bit closer to... ... read more (mobileshop-blog)