Motorola Takes Linux to Mobile Task

Submitted by tuxtops on Fri, 04/21/2006 - 22:44

Linux is coming to a phone near you soon if Motorola has anything to say about it. According to a company executive, the cell phone giant is now positioning Linux to be its default platform for innovation. Motorola has been using Linux on its cell phones since 2003 when it released its A760 device. Mark VandenBrink, senior director and chief architect of mobile devices software at Motorola, told internetnews.com that Motorola first started to look at Linux as a possibility back in 2001.