經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑加速移動(dòng)手持設(shè)備市場Linux份額
正如大家所看到的，經(jīng)濟(jì)形勢的不樂觀使得各行各業(yè)都開始勒緊褲腰帶，無線通信行業(yè)也是一樣。來自IMS市場調(diào)研機(jī)構(gòu)的報(bào)告顯示，手持設(shè)備OEM廠商和移動(dòng)網(wǎng)絡(luò)運(yùn)營商也打算更多地采用基于Linux的操作系統(tǒng)來減少開支，從而達(dá)到靈活經(jīng)營，不能在一棵樹上吊死。
基于Linux的手持設(shè)備操作系統(tǒng)在市場上出現(xiàn)也有好幾年了，但是增長速度也只都低于人們的預(yù)期，直到現(xiàn)在才有所改變。最近很多家通信業(yè)界的大公司紛紛表示，要采用基于Linux的手持設(shè)備操作系統(tǒng)，比如摩托羅拉、沃達(dá)豐、華為和HTC。而且他們的這些基于Linux操作系統(tǒng)的手持設(shè)備即將面世。不光如此，依照IMS市場調(diào)研機(jī)構(gòu)的報(bào)告顯示，更大規(guī)模的OEM廠商和運(yùn)營商對手持設(shè)備Linux操作系統(tǒng)的軟件支持也將出現(xiàn)。
手持設(shè)備Linux操作系統(tǒng)市場的發(fā)展是有多方面因素決定的。IMS市場調(diào)研機(jī)構(gòu)的市場分析員Chris Schreck提出了如下幾點(diǎn)：
1、成本原因，經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣，壓縮成本的不得已的選擇
2、各個(gè)linux手持設(shè)備聯(lián)盟之間的互相整合和相關(guān)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的制定，也為手持設(shè)備linux操作系統(tǒng)的流行掃除了障礙。這樣可以更好的整合各個(gè)開源社區(qū)的開發(fā)者資源，加速手持設(shè)備Linux操作系統(tǒng)的開發(fā)進(jìn)度。
3、基于Linux手持設(shè)備市場的用戶會(huì)越來越多，無論從用戶角度還是開發(fā)者角度，手持設(shè)備Linux操作系統(tǒng)的開發(fā)者社區(qū)將會(huì)非常膨大，同樣目前大家看到的澎湃發(fā)展的手持設(shè)備第三方軟件市場，利益非常可觀，比如Apple iphone和Google android的在線網(wǎng)上商店。而這些業(yè)務(wù)的繁榮沒有開放的用戶和開發(fā)者平臺(tái)是不可想象的，Linux滿足了這一切的要求。
IMS市場研究機(jī)構(gòu)的預(yù)測顯示，到2013年，Linux將占到智能手機(jī)的操作系統(tǒng)市場的30%左右。隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)下滑的嚴(yán)重，唯有Linux這根稻草可抓，OEM廠商和網(wǎng)絡(luò)運(yùn)營商沒有理由不去選擇。
Economic Slowdown Accelerates Linux Growth in Mobile Handsets
With deteriorating global economic conditions making their impact felt in the wireless industry, handset OEMs and mobile network operators are looking to Linux-based operating systems to cut costs and diversify their handset portfolios, reports IMS Research.
While Linux-based operating systems have had a presence in the mobile handset market for years, growth has been slow and steady until recently. However, recent announcements from Motorola, Vodafone, HTC, and Huawei, among others, all stating that Linux-based operating systems will figure in to their upcoming handset releases, clearly demonstrate that OEMs and operators are ready to embrace Linux software on a larger scale, according to IMS Research.
“There are multiple factors driving the growth of the market for Linux in mobile handsets,” said IMS Research analyst Chris Schreck. “In the current economy, the need to manage costs has pushed OEMs and operators toward the potential licensing and royalty savings available with Linux.
At the same time, consolidation in the Linux market and work by standards groups like the LiMo Foundation, Open Mobile Terminal Platform, the Open Handset Alliance, and the Open Mobile Alliance have gone a long way to remove the fragmentation that had hindered market growth, Schrek said. “The end result is a mobile market driven to Linux to save on development costs and a Linux developer community more capable of meeting that demand than ever before.”
IMS Research believes that the Linux mobile developer community will grow, as Linux solutions increase their presence in the marketplace. The emergence of successful alternative distribution channels for mobile handset applications has provided a powerful incentive for third-party developers, and consequently, they will play an increasingly important role in the mobile handset market. As OEMs and operators fight to associate their handset with the latest and greatest applications, they will need to consider the broader development community’s preference for open-source platforms, like Linux. Those in the Linux market are hoping that this initial surge in mobile handsets featuring Linux-based operating systems is only the beginning of a much larger snowball effect.
In the smartphone market alone, IMS Research expects Linux-based operating systems to penetrate more than 30% of the market by 2013. According to IMS Research, as mobile handset shipments continue to fall victim to the gloomy economic climate, it is likely that OEMs and network operators will continue to look to Linux, bypassing the traditional licensing model, and cutting development costs in the process.
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