Andre Yoskowitz
9 Nov 2009 21:08
According to an investment note from HMC Investment Securities, Samsung is ready to deal the death blow to Windows Mobile by phasing out the mobile operating system in favor of the open source Android.
HMC Analyst Greg Noh says Samsung's use of WinMo will fall from 80 percent this year to 50 percent in 2010 and finally to just 20 percent in 2012.
On the other hand, Samsung will be increasing use of the Android platform by 30 percent each year in the same time frame. Symbian will be killed off by 2011 and a new Samsung OS will eventually control about 50 percent of the company's phones.
The new rumor follows the rumor that HTC, currently the world's largest WinMo device maker, will be switching over 50 percent of their devices to Android in 2010.