US : In the week when LiMo completes the absorption of the Linux Phone Standards (LiPS) Forum and announces new handsets, competitor Android also looks poised for success with Linux-based phones, according to analysts from the Strategy Analytics Handset Component Technologies service. Strategy Analytics is confident that both Android and LiMo will successfully coexist in the marketplace based on research into positioning and respective competitive merits and limitations. The report, “Android and LiMo will Both Succeed,” is now available from Strategy Analytics.

“Strong support from mobile operators shows the popularity of the LiMo platform, however Android’s strong momentum in the developer community, backed by Google’s brand strength, should almost guarantee its acceptance,” commented Sravan Kundojjala, Analyst at Strategy Analytics.

Stephen Entwistle, Vice President of the Strategic Technologies Practice, added, “While some observers believe only one of the two major LINUX solutions can succeed, Strategy Analytics predicts that LiMo and Android could coexist by serving different market needs."