Symbian CEO, Lee Williams, speaks with GigaOm’s Om Malik - and had some interesting observations on Google and Apple.
Recent analysis forecasts that by 2012 Google Android will be the second most popular smartphone OS, behind Symbian, the operating system that powers most of Nokia’s high-end phones.
According to Gartner, Android’s share will be at 18 percent of all smartphones sold globally in 2012, or about 94 million users out of 525 million. Apple seems set to be third, or fourth in the list, slightly behind or slightly in front of Research In Motion, those figures claim.
It’s interesting then to hear what the boss of Symbian sees as the real threat.
Some interesting observations from Williams:
- If Google isn’t evil why is evil mentioned in its mission statement?
- Symbian is working to get its OS into handsets from a wider field of manufacturers, particularly in that future smartphone battle-ground, China.
- Work continues to get Symbian involved in online content in some way.
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Loser....
"If Google isn’t evil why is
"If Google isn’t evil why is evil mentioned in its mission statement?" What?? So if Amnesty International's mission statement mentions "grave abuses" of human rights then that must make them candidates for a trial in the Hague...? Ok...
Important corollary you've
Important corollary you've stumbled upon. You know of course that the Amnesty International team of assassins is coming for you now.
When you hear this guys, who is the customer?
This talk shows exactly why the dont get the iPhone and Apple.
Thier customers are the Operatiors and Handset "Bradns" and the thelivery guys,
Actually, the Customer is paying, and should be in control. They are the Evil Ones.
Most corporations are evil
"If Google isn’t evil why is evil mentioned in its mission statement?"
Maybe that's because most corporations care more about profits above all else and that's evil. Some 2,000 year-old wisdom: the love of money is the root of all evil.
Not paying attention to the history of capitalism
"If Google isn’t evil why is evil mentioned in its mission statement?"
Most corporations only care about profits and that's evil. Some 2,000 year-old wisdom: the love of money is the root of all evil.
Seriously?
You could take this guy seriously if Symbian wasn't unbelievably rubbish. Every symbian phone I've ever used is a total pile of junk. How about, instead of getting your OS on more phones you work on making it useable.
I guess to those who believe
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How is greedy defined?
Anyone who thinks that the market-share pie should be divided in such a way that doesn't give Nokia a 75% cut is greedy? :)
greedy
Greedy is when the competition makes more money than you and the public is willing to pay more for their products, which are better than yours. Apparently.
This guy is like Monkey Boy apprentice...
This guy is like Monkey Boy apprentice...
Hey Symbian boss, we don't
Hey Symbian boss, we don't live in China and don't care if you might sell a few phones there.
CEO??
I've wondered why Symbian has struggled so much over the past few years and the OS is so poor. Seeing this guy speak once sums it up for me. He's a tool.
How did he ever become the CEO?
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Naoki
Boy, some of the comments
Boy, some of the comments here really take Lee William's words out of context:
He's right, in the US the carrier does "own" the customer in the context of which he's speaking. What he's saying is that the carrier dictates what devices are available, and what software can be ran on them, not the phone's manufacturer. Isn't that a common complaint about Verizon in the US? How they lock down apps or charge extra for them? Isn't that a complaint about AT&T and the iPhone re: tethering and some apps (think Google Voice, etc)?
Personally, I don't think Google is intentionally evil, and the guy was embarrassed saying it; watch again and see his sheepish grin and how he blushes; but the rest of his points about Google should be heeded, because it's a legitimate concern. Despite the protestations of other commenters, Google isn't in this for the charity or the good of mankind, guess what, Google's in the game to make money, just like every other company that exists. Google gives much of its services and software away for free, but in exchange you are allowing them to build pretty comprehensive profiles of who you are, what you like, and who you associate with; a privacy concern for some, whether it's valid or not.
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