Symbian Going Open Source From Today

Don’t shy away at the sound of that “S” word. I’ve got some reassuring news for anyone who’s ever thrown their N95 across the room in horror. Starting today, Symbian^2 will be offered as a free open-source download for anyone wanting to tinker with it. The details are a bit thin on the ground so far, but at least it shows Symbian is finally starting to view Android as a threat.

Once Symbian^3 is launched later this year, it won’t be quite as attractive fooling around with Symbian^2 behind its back, so best to start early and get in a few months of quality time together before the jealousy sets in. [Wired]

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    steve

    Friday, February 5, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    i killed my n95 because of this os.

    thank god people are realising symbian should have been put down a long time ago.

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    olearymo

    Friday, February 5, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    But is it too little, too late?

    Nokia, use your market share and cash to do something AMAZING.

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