Linux underneath the hood

Phonescoop's reporting Qualcomm's announcement that they will be integrating support for Linux on a new range of chips for mobile phones.

If I'm reading the Qualcomm press release correctly, it looks like the Qualcomm chipset will enable phone makers to run Linux as an alternative to Symbian or the new Microsoft OS on phones. I guess that the bottom line here is that phone makers are getting an opportunity to build multimedia phones for price conscious markets.

Take: could be a good thing. This means that phone makers will either be able to make phones cheaper or they will be able to deliver more hardware for the same price. The paradox is that one of the most vociferous proponents of closed source telephony systems is using open source to conquer new markets.