Sony Ericsson plans to focus on developing Android phones, moving away from the Symbian OS. "We have no plans for the time being to develop any new products to the Symbian Foundation standard or operating system," Aldo Liguori, a spokesman for the London-based company, told Bloomberg. Liguori confirmed remarks made by CTO Jan Uddenfeldt to Swedish technology newspaper Ny Teknik. Sony Ericsson uses Symbian on its Vivaz line and also employs Google's Android and proprietary systems. "We have made a significant shift to support Android," Chief Creation Officer Rikko Sakaguchi said in July, adding that the Vivaz line with Symbian was doing well and contributing to margin improvement. Sony Ericsson remains a member of the Symbian Foundation, Liguori said. The use of Android is "not exclusive, but it will certainly continue to be an important platform for us," he said.
