June 27th, 2008

Android And Symbian Force LiMo And LiPS Merger

In an effort to stem growing competition from the likes of Android and Symbian, the LiMo Foundation and LiPS Forum members have joined forces in their battle for marketshare.

The LiMo Foundation announced on Thursday that they will be merging with LiPS (Linux Phone Standards) in July, it is hoped by both that this merger will help to create a stronger entity for pushing mobile Linux.

LiPS Forum president Haila Wang had this to say:

“LiPS Forum is proud of our standardization efforts, development activities and other achievements of the last three years.” Wang then added “Our membership agrees that LiPS’s greatest impact can be realized by adding our members’ expertise and resources to LiMo Foundation. Together, the member companies can better strive for a unified and ubiquitous Linux-based mobile platform.”

The LiMo Foundation are expected to beat Android in getting their handsets to market, with the first wave expected within a few months.

[via InformationWeek]