Even if Google, Symbian, and LiMo Foundation open source platforms merge, it will join other mobile OSes, including Microsoft's and Apple's software
Even while new mobile operating systems continue to hit the market, experts speaking during the CTIA conference in San Francisco are anticipating a consolidation of the software.
"There will be a sharp contraction in the number of platforms," said Christy Wyatt, vice president of software platforms and ecosystem for Motorola, speaking at a round-table event about open source software in mobile on Wednesday. "We won't get to one, but maybe there will be one consistent version of Linux."
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