Man, remember
LiMo? Amazingly, there are some 40 handsets on the market today based on the platform, but precisely none of them are boasting a profile as high as any one of the
Android smartphones also on store shelves. As Motorola scrambles to re-make itself and prove that its
CLIQ is a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning Android phone sector, the company has also decided to remove itself as a "
founding member" of the LiMo Foundation. The company recently noted that the outfit was sliding down to "associate member," stating that "at this time it feels that the Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community." That's a pretty damning statement to our ears, but we won't go so far as to call the breakup between Moto and LiMo official; we're guessing "it's complicated" would be entirely more appropriate here.
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posted Oct 12th 2009 9:33AM
I think dedicated time and energy to Android is a good idea.
Android so far has not been a disaster, being such a young OS, one could call it a success. Yes, it is not Mac OS X, it is not Windows Mobile - it is Android. It doesn't have to be anything else.
***does the robot** Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto
This is old news.
I've most of the new Android phones including a few that haven't been released yet. Not there yet in terms of speed, interface, or features and OS/App fragmentation is a disturbing issue. When people who work at Motorola use iPhones as their personal phones that should tell you something. Android is more of a threat to RIM and whats left of Windows Mobile, which has always been crap btw, than to Apple at this point.
riiiiiiiiiiiight.....
Forgot to add, in the world of business, there is no SMALL competitor.
(2) Even if the receptionist at Motorola's HQ has an iPhone that doesn't mean anything.
Don't hate, appreciate.
Ahahhahh, keep telling yourself that...as I upgrade my G1 to yet a newer more robust Adroid rom...I love the smell of freedom!
I knew it wouldn't be long before Engadget was swamped with smart phone news stories again.
Seriously, you should just close down Engadget Mobile.
Just sayin'.
At Engadget, we have an Equal opportunity Gadget Act, no Gadget is discriminated for their color, function, size, manufacture, carrier, point of sale, language interface, headphone jack preferenceor fan-base worship.
It's not exactly like the Limo has put out anything, right?
Nothing worth mentioning.
Maemo is a good option.
Moto must really thank jumping on the android bandwagon is going to help them rebrand themselves? by making generic looking phones that looks like every other phone out there?
sorry but its got fail written all over it.
I'm really glad that Android has taken off. With so many people adopting the platform, the advancement of it will speed up dramatically. Heck, even with only the G1, MyTouch, and Hero out, it made it quite a long way.
It’s Linux either way they go, so keep rocking ’lil Penguin.
Motorola makes a smart moves, google Android will becomes better and better soon because it will be continiously improved, and the impact will go on production price, which enable Moto to reduce more cost and gives user better, smarter technology
I've never cared more about anything in my entire life
Where is the mystery here ? Motorola can't afford to develop their own phone os and really can't afford to develop anything so they are sticking their whole range with Android because it's free and once they start making money Motorola will divest themselves of their whole cell-phone arm.
Simples !
all the android haterz take this- android is the best mobile platform!
Android rocks
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Is this really a news item? Motorola announced last year that due to market challenges it was narrowing its platform focus from the myriad platforms that they were previously supporting to instead focusing on just WinMo and Android -- so disengaging from LiMo's Board was a natural consequence of that decision (as was their decision to disengage from Symbian Foundation).
It should be noted that in 2009 LiMo added Telefonica and SK Telecom as Board Members, so projecting Motorola's change in membership status as a sign of LiMo's demise seems inaccurate. Furthermore, the largest operator in the world (Vodafone) recently announced that the LiMo Platform will be at the core of their Vodafone 360 device and service strategy -- with the LiMo handsets from Samsung providing the optimal Vodafone 360 experience.
So rather than focusing on 2008 news about Motorola retrenching its platform strategy, I think the relevant 'story' is the world's largest operator shipping LiMo handsets from the world's second largest (and growing) OEM.
If they reversed those hand symbols, that image would be borderline obscene.