Android phones, apps and tablets

@hippy, do you think Bada will have a chance? I don't fancy it much. Its Google in the other corner, and I'll say this - that Samsung, doesn't look at all like David Haye.

As for Symbian, I think while Nokia are still their major adopters, then they're okay. But if Nokia ever swing to Android (they'll never switch to Bada), Symbian will be sunk.

The industry does not need yet another mobile platform at the moment so Samsung's announcement is surprising. They might, however, be coming at this from an app store angle with a plan to have apps available across a range of Samsung devices including mobile phones but also other consumer electronic devices.

Symbian has always relied on Nokia for it's success. As long as Nokia remain the major player in the mobile world then that is not a bad place to be. Nokia does do not rely on Symbian though, as it has three platforms in use for it's mobile devices; S40, Symbian and Maemo.

In terms of market share, Symbian remains the dominant open OS, with Blackberry second and Apple third. At the moment Android is a distant fifth (behind Windows Mobile) but that is likely to change. However, the challenge of going mass market is one Android has to address so it'll be interesting to see how they cope with that.