Nokia says it has delayed the release of the Symbian 3 mobile operating system on its smartphones for quality reasons.
Nokia has reportedly delayed the release of the
Symbian
3 smartphone operating system on its phones and mobile devices due to
quality issues.
Nokia said it held back Symbian 3 "because it fell short of
internal quality guidelines," MarketWatch said April 22.
In a news release about its first-quarter financial results, Nokia said:
"Nokia is planning to deliver a
family of smartphones based on the Symbian 3 software platform that is targeted
to offer a clearly improved user experience, a high standard of quality, and
competitive value to consumers. We plan to launch the first smartphone based on
Symbian 3 during the second quarter 2010, with shipments expected during the
third quarter 2010."
The Symbian Foundation touted its completion of the process of
open-sourcing
the Symbian OS in February. "The Symbian Platform ... has been
developed over 10 years and has shipped in more than 330 million devices around
the world," the foundation said Feb. 4.
However, according to MarketWatch, Nokia CEO
Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo said during a conference call after the company's
first-quarter results were announced: "We will not ship the product before
the quality meets the end user's needs and demands."
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