The fate of Symbian

[Metz]

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Ang manghod sa ako gf mopalit ug phone and ako gidiscourage nga mag Nokia siya. Mas maayo mopalit siya ug any Android phone kay di nako sure unsa ang support sa Symbian once Windows 7 na gamiton sa Nokia.

Any ideas unsay padulngan sa Symbian? i-discontinue na ni sa Nokia?

[bowee]

On the contrary.. haven't you heard the news?

Nokia is about to release brand new symbian running phones and the fate of Symbian is not yet concluded.. until the real Fat lady sings...

Nokia announces Symbian smartphone event for April 12 -- Engadget

Nokia schedules a Symbian event for 12 April, gets even with HTC - GSMArena.com news


I doubt Nokia will discontinue symbian as most of the mass market/consumers like China and India are still patronizing their Symbian Nokia products.... Win 7 OS is still in its infancy... there are still to many ups and turns getting that OS...

on Androids side... well.. the word portability and customization are there.. BUT.. it is more patronize to people who have the keen side to tinker and explore their android phones true capabilities...

if the sister of your GF is not into the tinkering or upgrading an Android OS phone.. and her usual needs is just texting, internet and making calls... then I would suggest, you recommend her a Symbian Nokia phone still... Userwise and application-wise.. there are millions and millions of symbian apps already out there in the web.. just ask Mr. Google for the right apps.. and presto it can be downloaded on to your phone..

The Android market is growing.. but most of the applications are still in their infancy.. though the potentials are there... but then again.. nothing beats a symbian app that has been tried and tested to work over the years already.....

[robertski3]

On the contrary.. haven't you heard the news?

Nokia is about to release brand new symbian running phones and the fate of Symbian is not yet concluded.. until the real Fat lady sings...

Nokia announces Symbian smartphone event for April 12 -- Engadget

Nokia schedules a Symbian event for 12 April, gets even with HTC - GSMArena.com news


I doubt Nokia will discontinue symbian as most of the mass market/consumers like China and India are still patronizing their Symbian Nokia products.... Win 7 OS is still in its infancy... there are still to many ups and turns getting that OS...

on Androids side... well.. the word portability and customization are there.. BUT.. it is more patronize to people who have the keen side to tinker and explore their android phones true capabilities...

if the sister of your GF is not into the tinkering or upgrading an Android OS phone.. and her usual needs is just texting, internet and making calls... then I would suggest, you recommend her a Symbian Nokia phone still... Userwise and application-wise.. there are millions and millions of symbian apps already out there in the web.. just ask Mr. Google for the right apps.. and presto it can be downloaded on to your phone..

The Android market is growing.. but most of the applications are still in their infancy.. though the potentials are there... but then again.. nothing beats a symbian app that has been tried and tested to work over the years already.....

[fern-pewee]

i doubt they would remove the symbian... maybe they will improve it pa to compete with the android
OT: whats that badda OS?

[edgeknife]

if you are into apps, customizations, and gaming, better go to android... android OS is so far the closest competitor on iOS... mao bitaw sa pagka-karon, pinakabati ang Nokia nga cellphone, unlike before nindot jud to siya...

Nokia will never go Android... why? coz the new CEO is a ex-microsoft employee...

i am used to be loyal to nokia, not until that ex-microsoft CEO took over and wont go Android OS...

[Metz]

any more inputs?

[joco_ph]

cell phone = symbian

smart phone = android , iOS, windows

[musicalsuite]

i agree. that's why i wanna sell my symbian phone to an android phone