Symbian: Evolving toward open

I've been going to a lot of Symbian events in the Valley and have been watching closely how they're trying to reinvent themselves.

They've got some great people involved, but it's hard to shake the feeling about how the Nokia mindset is always lurking in the background.

Nokia's involvement is both a boon and a curse to Symbian, but this author articulates two points that are always on my mind when thinking about Symbian:

1. "but that can't be achieved in three months. 'In three years time,' is what I wrote in my notes. That is simultaneously very honest and a little scary."

2. "Nokia could decommit from the OS (or just waver long enough that developers lose faith)"

Nokia moves like a battleship with course corrections spanning years, and while Symbian tries to be nimble, I keep wondering if Nokia will pull the plug on Symbian before anything worthwhile materializes.