Linux Turns to MID Market
In the comings months and years, Mobile Internet Devices (MID) market is likely to be the first real example of a greenfield situation in which all mobile operating systems start on the same equal footing.
That is, according to Fort Lauderdale computer repair experts, without the baggage of previous histories as existed in the mobile phone market.
The Linux OS, in the form of Moblin, LiMo and Maemo, looks poised to make a major market move - taking in the lion's share of the MID market and set to capture unit volumes of 50 millions units per year by 2013.
According to ABI Research V.P. and research director Stuart Carlaw:
"Maemo is already in this space thanks to the patronage of Nokia; Moblin will benefit from tight integration with Atom and Intel's drive; and LiMo is actively being positioned for this market. The flexibility, customization and positive cost comparison to Windows Mobile looks set to ensure that Linux takes the leading role in this market."
Another significant aspect of the Linux OS in this market is its ability to provide a converged platform that can span multiple device segments.
Linux is harnessing the concept of a single OS - one that covers not just MIDs, but smartphones and mid-tier devices. Some say, though, that only LiMo and potentially Moblin hold the possibility of achieving this.
"Mobile Linux" provides a picture of the projected uptake of Linux in two major applications, as a commercial OS and as an RTOS replacement.
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