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Symbian is officially dead, 808 PureView is the last of its kind

24 January, 2013 | Read the news | Post your comment
Symbian is officially dead, 808 PureView is the last of its kind - read the full textWe all knew this was eventually coming, but it's now official. Symbian on Nokia is dead. Nokia managed to send off the once might platform in style. The 808 PureView will go down in history as the last Symbian device by the Finnish manufacturer. Nokia announced the news alongside its great...

 

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Please Don't Blame Nokia for this...the only one and only to Blame is Elop!!! He's not Advancing the Nokia Company but he's only Making it Even Worse by Abandoned Nokia's own OS!!!!! R.I.P Symbian...i will miss you till the very end...

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  • 2013-01-25 16:37
  • u7mH

Rest in piece indeed! So sad, but every story has to end somewhere :(

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  • 2013-01-25 15:31
  • jS7i

IF someone would make a sort of Symbian-like UI/launcher on top of another OS (Android, Linux, etc.) which would be very familiar to the HUGE universe of Symbian users and ex-users, yet be an improved version to compete with current platforms, IMHO that would be a formula for success. Not just a skin, but a real functional Symbian-like experience. Kinda' what Symbian would have evolved into had the developers kept their focus on it. It should be something any Symbian user would easily adapt to and have the same features on top of a more powerful OS. I think whoever does could STEAL the market left by Nokia when they switched to Windows. A Windows Nokia is a totally different phone with the "Nokia" brand tacked on to it. It has not proven anything market-wise (even though it is promising). How I wish the Symbian developers would come together to come up with something like this. See! UI/launchers abound! It shouldn't be too difficult. If Nokia doesn't want it, maybe Blackberry, Motorola, or some Chinese company can test the waters. There's just a HUGE HUGE universe of Nokia users and ex-users - both of the smartphones and feature phones who wouldn't think twice if someone offered them a very familiar interface. If the brand alone can maintain fanboys, how much more will the familiar useability!? And I wish it could be called Symbian... in memory of the former mighty OS!

All the more successful and powerful if Nokia themselves will make it!

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  • 2013-01-25 15:12
  • v0qu

for me R.I.P for Symbian is R.I.P for you too Nokia, ill never want your Lumia Series. Nokia is dead for me. Android is my next OS after Symbian full stop

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  • 2013-01-25 15:01
  • 6%7g

RIP symbian.......

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  • 2013-01-25 14:22
  • ut%%

It is good news to me, hope Mr. Elop will going with Android

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  • 2013-01-25 13:53
  • ibX1

love u symbian.u r first mobile os.u r first open source.we miss u

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  • 2013-01-25 13:51
  • U@M%

Good news, Symbian was a living dinosaur, Nokia N97 the worst Nokia's smartphone, my last Nokia branded phone.

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  • 2013-01-25 13:49
  • p@MN

o thank u Nokia for this generous act.. :P

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  • 2013-01-25 13:43
  • KIYR

RIP, Once it was a leader and now it is dead. Return if possible.

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  • 2013-01-25 13:35
  • uNVK

i am android and apple user but symbian vas my first smartphone :'(

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  • 2013-01-25 13:33
  • na41

So before it out of stock better i buy one or im going to reget the rest of my life. Nokia 808 is the last.

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  • 2013-01-25 13:27
  • PUmB

still have my e71 in great condition...im thinking the prices for good symbian fones on ebay have just jumped up in price.......

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  • 2013-01-25 13:12
  • 7saa

the best OS ever but they not continue to support.
poor Nokia they choose to compete than to delevelop their own legendary OS.

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  • 2013-01-25 12:55
  • t7rF

my first and last phone from symbian is e51. bye

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  • 2013-01-25 12:50
  • 0xMa

Feels really sad Symbian Era is about to end with another mast piece from nokia..... Nokia Ruled the World with Symbian But its time for nokia to look ahead and create another world class OS.... Wish you very best of luck....

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  • 2013-01-25 12:39
  • XNtq

nokia must polish and bring back maemo os. its the best os. i love my n900.

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  • 2013-01-25 12:38
  • 6P%L

my first phone was symbian os nokia 3230.i will never forget symbian.

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  • 2013-01-25 12:21
  • 2Zcr

How bad!! Even symbian os is dead i like to use my n97 and lower v3 devices than my newly android phone... Even symbian is dead im willing to buy nokia 808 still... I love its specs. Thanks symbian os

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  • 2013-01-25 12:17
  • P@1G

Rest in piece Symbian, you are first OS and you will always have a special place in my life. Good buy Symbian

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  • 2013-01-25 12:04
  • f0$a
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