Limo build on the open source Linux platform plans to add 10 more members and 20 models by this year end. With Symbian OS now having a huge market share of over 47 percent in the smart phone segment. Limo plans to bring up its market share alongside android and windows mobile. Morgan Gills the head of Lime feels that the current economic meltdown will force the industry to consolidate and cut costs and he feels that Limo ,Android and Symbian will have an equal share of the market at the rate of 20-40 percent each and the market will consolidate into these three platforms eventually.

Nokia has brought out Symbian and promised it would release it on the open source platform. LiMo Foundation was set up in 2007 by Vodafone, Samsung Electronics, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Panasonic and NEC with its current number of members tallying 55. The success of android also built on Linux is increasing the importance of limo. The advantage of using Linux is that it has a large developer community and is free. More than 30 models are available from the Limo platform including NEC,Panasonic and Motorola.

Some experts believe that Limo wont surpass the biggies like Symbian and it will remain as a small player with the market being dominated by Symbian and others providing their wares.

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