Rumor
Concept & Storyline: Discuss a rumor or specification or image leak concerning a product or technology.
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The rumor: (Discuss the rumored product , what is the rumor, discussing the major revelations in the news at hand)
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Why is it a rumor: (Who created the rumor, when did the rumor start floating, why is it a rumor)
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The unknown: (What remains to be told with respect to specs and features)
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The known: (Discuss what the company or the manufacturer of the particular product that’s in the rumor have to say about it) optional if the maker’s silent.
Rumor: Motorola developing own web-based mobile OS
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The rumor:
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Mobile field became a new hot space of growth when mobile operating system is the competitive hot center of it. The company own mobile system with more users would have more power to speak. It was reported by Sina Tech that Motorola has already started to develop web-based operating system.
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Motorola is developing its own operating system based on network, aggressively recruiting lots of professionals from Apple and Adobe etc. for this project.
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According to new rumors the cellphone and tablet manufacturer isn’t willing to entirely trust Google with its fate. According to InformationWeek‘s sources, Motorola Mobility is the process of developing a web-based mobile OS, using the talents of various mobile and web engineers recruited from Apple and Adobe.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/mobility/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229400097
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Rumor start floating on March 22, 2011,
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The aim of developing the new OS is said to be a reduced reliance on Google's Android OS. Should something happen to Google, Android or Motorola's partnership with the company, it would seem Moto doesn't want to be left high and dry.
Why it is a rumor:
Motorola tell the rumors, that they were committed to the Android platform. However, when a company like Motorola spends the money necessary to create their own OS, it would be crazy to think they didn't have big plans for it in the future.
The unknown:
Goldberg said it's unclear how far along Motorola's operating system effort is and how serious the company is in seeking an Android alternative. "They don't want to give Wall Street and developers the impression that they're going back to the Motorola of old where they're working on 50 million operating systems at once," he said. "They want to be financially disciplined about this."
The known:
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Jonathan Goldberg, an analyst with Deutsche Bank in San Francisco, said that he too had heard Motorola was at work on its own operating system. "I know they're working on it," he said in a phone interview. "I think the company recognizes that they need to differentiate and they need options, just in case. Nobody wants to rely on a single supplier."
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Motorola's focus on a Web-centric operating system may reflect uncertainty about Android arising from Oracle's patent claims against Google. But building a new mobile OS around Web technologies is also eminently practical: There are a lot of Web developers already and there's a lot of support in terms of tools and frameworks. The fact that HP paid $1.2 billion for Palm and its webOS suggests there's some value in leveraging Web standards.
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There may also be more immediate reasons for Motorola to look beyond Android. "Google is shooting itself in the foot," said the person familiar with Motorola's plans, citing what he sees as concerns about Android fragmentation, product differentiation, and issues related to Google's support for its partners.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/development/mobility/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=229400097
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