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Motorola quietly takes one step away from LiMo, looks to Android for consolation

by Darren Murph Oct 12th 2009 @ 9:33AM

Man, remember LiMo? Amazingly, there are some 40 handsets on the market today based on the platform, but precisely none of them are boasting a profile as high as any one of the Android smartphones also on store shelves. As Motorola scrambles to re-make itself and prove that its CLIQ is a force to be reckoned with in the burgeoning Android phone sector, the company has also decided to remove itself as a "founding member" of the LiMo Foundation. The company recently noted that the outfit was sliding down to "associate member," stating that "at this time it feels that the Android platform gives it a richer, more consistent foundation with strong support for the ecosystem and developer community." That's a pretty damning statement to our ears, but we won't go so far as to call the breakup between Moto and LiMo official; we're guessing "it's complicated" would be entirely more appropriate here.

[Via phonescoop]

Filed under: Handsets, Software, Motorola, Linux, Android

Tags: android, board of directors, BoardOfDirectors, development, google, limo, limo foundation, LimoFoundation, linux, member, motorola, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, participation, platform, software

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