Mobile operating systems vie for position

Submitted by tuxtops on Mon, 02/20/2006 - 21:38

Operators and handset makers are moving toward standardizing on just a few mobile phone operating systems. They're likely to choose relatively open platforms with large developer groups, according to experts at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona on Wednesday -- but that doesn't necessarily mean that end-users will soon be able to freely download lots of new applications, they said.