Verizon Wireless joins LiMo Foundation

Verizon Wireless has now become the first major US telecom company to support the LiMo Foundation.

LiMo Foundation is supported by tech giants including Motorola, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic, NEC and Samsung.

It is one of the major alternatives to Google Android platform which uses Linux for mobile devices.

LiMo foundation is also set to announce some other high profile members joining the group. These are: Mozilla, SK Telecom, Infineon Technologies, Red Bend Software, Sagem Mobiles, SFR and Kvaleberg AS.

Linux is increasingly becoming a viable platform for mobile devices. With companies like Google working towards making this a reality, Microsoft has a real challenge on their hands.

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