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skblakee
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(Reuters) - Google's Android dethroned Nokia's Symbian as the most popular smartphone platform in the last quarter of 2010, ending a reign that began with the birth of the industry 10 years ago.
Research firm Canalys said on Monday phone makers sold a total of 32.9 million Android-equipped phones in the last quarter, compared with Symbian's total sales of 31 million. The landmark piles pressure on Nokia as it struggles to reassert itself at the top end of the mobile handsets market.
Following Apple's 2007 entrance into smartphones, Google rolled out its open-source Android operating system, which has become the standard for smaller phone makers.
Hit models from Samsung Electronics, HTC and LG Electronics helped Android in the quarter, while Symbian suffered from troubles of its owner and main user, Nokia.
"We have seen some strong products from a number of vendors," said Canalys analyst Tim Shepherd.
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Luhccas-U1a
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Bonovox
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Although not a huge gap between sales it's certainly an awesome achievement when you think of the short space of time Android has been around compared to Symbian. Yes indeed Nokia may be just K-Nokiaing on Android's door sometime soon
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Tsepz_GP
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What what what??? i thought this was meant to happen in 2014??? I thought there was a whole flood of Symbian3s coming??? I thought all the Android manufacturers combined weren't going to affect Nokia's Symian??? I thought...
Honestly, no suprises here at all, i kept saying Android would catch up with Symbian with no problem, ofcoarse the Symbian fans were not hearing any of that and its only going to get better for Android this year.
Cant wait to read all the excuses the Symbian community will come up with, should make for a damn good chuckle. 
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Bonovox
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Does it really matter?? As long as their happy in their little Symbian world then who gives a stuff. The gap is closing but I fear that someday Android will become so commonplace it might stagnate or become boring like Symbian. Just a thought. The thought is that will Google take over everything in the mobile world
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goldenface
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This might be just the kick up the ass they need to pull symbian back. I wouldn't wish the death of Symbian but I'd like to see them make a come back with some good innovative ideas and a swish UI. It's the consumer that wins in the end.
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Hobbs
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Cycles.Android shall rule for a while until another kid comes on the block and kicks it in the teeth.Its just the way things go.Mmm A more mature Windows 7? Who knows.
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Tsepz_GP
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Android will probably stagnate, and another OS will take over. I'd like to see Nokia drop Symbian and focus on Meego, IMO they were on something big with Maemo5.
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Bonovox
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On 2011-01-31 17:32:36, goldenface wrote:
This might be just the kick up the ass they need to pull symbian back. I wouldn't wish the death of Symbian but I'd like to see them make a come back with some good innovative ideas and a swish UI. It's the consumer that wins in the end.
Symbian does have alot of potential if they just get it right the usability etc. Having had the Nokia N8 Symbian 3 is a big improvement but still not quite there yet. It's definately more fluid & more fun to use than before.
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Hobbs
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Tsepz I know its not the latest Symbian platform but my Nokia E90 has become a R8000+ alarm clock.So sad.Cant sell it though.Spend to much money buying that thing.But cant use it either after the iPhone and now Android.Just feels like a dinosaur.
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An alarm clock that is sad 
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skblakee
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He can sell it. He just has to sell it as a sophisticated alarm clock.
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Tsepz_GP
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that's one expensive alarm clock Hobbs, i would also keep it, would hate to know how much you'd get for it now, i remember how expensive it was in it's day, and what a phone it was, i miss those old Symbian days.
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bl-gr-n
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The worst thing with Symbian is that there is a jungle of versions...
I had a SE U5i Vivaz for a few weeks the summer of 2010.
The only app I managed to install was the Spotify client, simply because it was served with a silver spoon
All other refused to install as I probably downloaded the wrong version.
Still even though the Vivaz was the second most expensive phone I ever bought after some three weeks. A hot and hellish day at work, I took out my anger on that phone as it refused to connect to the internet.
Darned easy it was to pulverize almost ruined both the SIM-card and the 16GB mSD card too.
I might not turn green as the Hulk when mad, but destroying things I will do.
Today I'm a little ashamed for that summer incident, but glad I didn't took out my anger on something living, like my rose bushes.
Would buy me a Symbian phone if they could streamline the versions. So one knew which version to download...
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Posted: 2011-01-31 12:56
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