RUMOR: Verizon may cut back its number of mobile operating systems

The latest rumor that abounds at the CTIA Wireless 2009 event is that Verizon may cut back the number of cell phone operating systems it supports to 3-4 from 8-9, so that it can improve the time it takes to bring new technologies to customers. Verizon currently utilizes operating systems from Nokia, Microsoft, RIM, Palm, and several manufacturers with lesser known proprietary operating systems.

The company officially mentioned to reporters at the 2009 CTIA Wireless show that it has teamed up with Vodafone and Softbank Corp. to create a single platform for developers to create mobile data applications for cell phones. This seems to point to the fact that the company is looking to create its own application store as well.

Source: MobileBurn