Just as we wait for more Android handsets to launch and join the lonely G1, there’s news of another Linux-based mobile platform with a substantial international collaborative effort: LiMo Foundation. Release 2 is now ready, adding enhancements like improved security, location-based services, and robust multimedia support, to name a few. LiMo also claims that, in 2009, six major carriers are lined up to carry their handsets: Verizon, Vodafone, NTT DoCoMo, Telefonica, Orange, and SK Telecom – seems like an impressive lineup.
Will LiMo gain some traction and compete with Google’s Android? Having some Linux-based competition should be a good thing, because in the end, it’s the consumers that win. Is LiMo worth a look?
[engadget]