Looking back - The beginning of the end for Symbian
Usually its hard to pinpoint when something's popularity starts to wane, the exact moment which signals the start of the end of an era. In the case of Symbian we can pinpoint it to a single date in time, the 19th of June 2009, but first a little history....
Many people would credit the public announcement of the Apple iPhone in January 2007 as the start of the end for Symbian, I don't believe this to be the case, back then it was riding high, owned mostly by Nokia and used in a huge range of devices in both the consumer and enterprise markets. Worldwide, Symbian held massive market share and had all but seen off the challenge from Windows Mobile and other smartphone operating systems. With the availability of the N95 just a few months away, the future looked rosy for Symbian and it appeared to have little to fear from Apple, in truth the iPhone was a warning that Symbian needed to adapt.
