Symbian "ANNA"? O.o
 

Anybody studied the specs of the latest Nokia offering (X7)?

It runs what they call "Symbian Anna". WTF is that, and when did it happen?

Unless they've taken to renaming existing OS's to further confuse the hell outa some people, they've been dropping quiet ones.

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It's Symbian PR2.0
(like on Android, they gave the firmware names)

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I don't know... but hasn't Elop said that there will be no longer confusing several Symbian versions?

Perhaps we have understood this wrong. Perhaps simply no longer naming like Symbian V5.3rd, Symbian^2 or something like that?

No longer Version Numbers! We will get now female Names! :)

A Single Company begins, has success, and the uncreative managers say only: "Look at them! We should have the same system to have the same success." (never worked, but they don't know)

So google strarted with android and gave them names from cookies. Gingerbread, at example.

Microsoft (a company that knows exactly what customers wants, ever!) took names from Fruits. At example: Windows Phone 7 Mango!

Now, with a long-sighted CEO, Nokia took the only thing that is more popular than Cookies and Fruits. Now we got Symbian Anna!

Yay! Praise Elop! :D

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Even I have this confusion.
Symbian^3 PR2.0 is Symbian Anna
or
The latest symbian OS is Symbian Anna (meaning no more Symbian^3/4 stuff).

Guess, will have to wait for the next name. That would clear all...

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It's still an inferior UI wich looks kinda childish, with some benefits like the portrait qwerty virtual keyboard. Took them forever to implent that in symbian. If they hired realsportcars and the SPB crew they could fire all software engineers at Nokia. Wich they will probably when the symbian updates seize to happen..

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I know, right! The last update that will come within the next year or two will be called Symbian Ötzi

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Symbian Ana is PR2.0 check this link http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/01...na_aka_pr2.htm

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It is simply a name of update. It logical that they have started using names, most people will remember it easily, not like numbers.
It took way to long to understand this by companies and google is the first one to truly start using it.

Anyway, it is for us:)

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they anal-yzed the old symbian and formed a whole new symbian and called it "anna-l" or simply "anna"

for more details, refer to gay porn.

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REALLY?!
Thats a really new fact for me. I have a big problem remembering names and faces. Numbers are no problem for me as for many others. And I'm able to sort them without any problems. I can tell you within seconds which one is the biggest and ergo the newest version.

I have a puzzle for you:

Symbian Anna
Symbian Roswita
Symbian Helga
Symbian Cintia
Symbian Doris
Symbian Fatma
Symbian Cindy
Symbian Christine
Symbian Birgit
Symbian Tamara
Symbian Barbara

Which one is the newest release?
If a app runs under "Birgit", will it work at "Helga"?!

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i have a answer for you, i am not saying to ditch numbering, i am saying that names along with numer helps
i am also not saying that small updates should have names.
Ps your example for dying symbian is bad one:P
All symbian users dreams about so many girls:D

I have question for you, whats the name of latest android for phones? whats the version number? You probably remember both but when you talk about latest android, you say gingerbread.

I am just saying that i think words are more natural for most people then numbers

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i think symbian will fallow naming new update like android way(alphabet),
A - anna
B - bina (maybe)
C - cindy
D - dina
etc,,,,,,,

Maybe"""""" :-)

Bytheway,i had E72 b4 so E6 looks awesome on preveiw

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symbian Anna is for sure a rename of symbian 4. I have to admit even if I prefer Meego/Maemo the new UI in symbian looks promising.

I hope it will succes and tthe new symbian phones sells like hell in europeen and asia.

I hope the stupid board directors, payed by Microsoft, get kicked in theyr fat asses cause they decided go wp7.

But I guess I am just naive cause the directorsboard will for sure do everything to make symbian/Meego fail.

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Debian has been doing it for several years if not since it was born

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Maybe they should use the Ubuntu naming convention, so "Adventurous Anna", "Beautiful Bridget", "Classy Claire" etc.

lol.

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Jeah. Just dont let it get "B1tchy Bridget", "Slow Sarah" and "Unresponsive Ursula" :)

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And don't forget to include there Deaf Doris, Fat Fiona, Greedy Gina, Expensive Esther, Quiet Questa, Call-dropping Cynthia, and a special edition for the most loyal users only, Naughty Nataly.

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Maemo 6/Harmattan should be renamed Trixie or Sapphire, like the sticky stripper she is. So much promise, such little satisfaction... ;)

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Dunno. It seems more like a miscarriage, waiting for montsh just to see her die. :(

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Anna looks fast on X7

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Hardly, google was just the first entity you noticed doing it. Developers have been doing this since they figured out you could bang rocks together to make fire.

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Software engineers are not responsible for management's actions they simply do what they are told to do. Yeah and guess what that what Nokia did they fired people because Elop's strategy change to WP 7


As for the name its ok and as others said if they combine name and alphabetic order its not bad. Anna, Bella etc

Lets wait and see insted of complaining

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For a new N900 firmware update, they have to call it "Sassie Cassie".

Grettings.

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Ann is PR2.0 and NOT Symbian 3.0 that brings the new Symbian UI and other features NOR is it the old Symbian^4 update.

PR2.0/Anna brings new icons, a new web browser UI and other security and stability enhancements.

Symbian^4 always promised a new Symbian UI which is what we will be getting in the Symbian3.0/whatever name update after the summer.

Fact is, PR2.0 has been delayed and missed the targeted Q1 release and now they renamed it and announced 2 new devices to try to get some attention to Symbian^3.

Symbian^3 owners have been waiting for the so called "new browser", 50+ features and icons since they were announced last year. Turns out that the browser isn't a new one, it is an updated version of the current one and NOT the new one that is built on QTWebkit to be released later this year.

The icons...well, there are themes that have basically the same look as the PR2.0/Anna icons. I downloaded a free theme for my N8 and it does make a difference, one that I like.

Please don't confuse people by saying that Anna is a renamed Symbian^4. In reality it is a renamed Symbian PR2.0 and does NOT include the new UI (only the icons in 2.0/Anna) or the "New" browser. Nokia is saying New Browser but in actuality it is just the current browser updated to 7.3 from the current 7.2 something.