Monday 14th May 2001
Nokia is reported to be adopting the linux software language
The world's leading cellphone supplier, Nokia of Finland, is reported to have made a bold decision to adopt the Linux computer language.
It will use it to develop applications for its Media Terminal home entertainment system, says the Financial Times.
When Nokia's Media Terminal comes out later this year, it will compete directly with Microsoft Corp's Xbox video game console.
Nokia senior vice president Lauri Kivinen explains how Nokia is coping with the cross-over from phone manufacturer to a much wider function:
He says the two industries working closer together is a welcome move and feels that Nokia's track record of collaboration with Microsoft is a good example of how this can work in areas such as user friendliness.
This is especially important as he believes many users are worried that the complexity of computers may spread to mobile phones.
| "What is worrying many users is that the complexity of computers would be bought to the mobile phones." | |
Mr Kivinen says it is true that the software content in phones and networks is increasing all the time. He feels that anyone in this industry therefore has to be an expert both on software and also on the usability of software:
"The main strengths of today’s manufacturers lie in mastering radio technology and in mastering telecommunications networks. I believe it is very hard to enter the industry in a strong way without the skills in these two areas."
Mr Kivinen believes changes in the way consumers wish to use computers will encourage the software industry to show more interest in the area of telecommunications:
"People want to compute not only while at desks and at home, they want to compute also when they are mobile and they want to compute without even noticing when they are computing."
| "People want to compute when they are mobile and they want to compute without even noticing when they are computing." | |
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