Operating Systems

The correct answer is 'Symbian ^3'. At the time this question was written, Symbian ^3 was Nokia's latest operating system. Android and iOS are from Google and Apple respectively. Bada was Samsung's OS.

Android OS is developed by Google (through the Open Handset Alliance), not Apple. Apple develops iOS for their devices.

Motorola Rokr E6 ran on Motorola's Linux-based mobile operating system. Nokia 3500 is a basic phone, Nokia N8 runs on Symbian, and Samsung Wave 2 runs on Bada OS.

Microsoft developed the Windows operating system, first released in 1985 as a graphical shell for MS-DOS. AT&T developed UNIX, Sun Microsystems developed Java and Solaris, and IBM developed OS/2 and mainframe systems.

Windows 98 was the dominant consumer operating system before Windows XP, which was released in 2001. Windows 98 (and its Second Edition) had widespread market share through the late 1990s until XP's release. Windows 2000 was primarily for business/enterprise use, Windows ME was a short-lived and poorly-received interim release, and Linux had minimal consumer market share at that time.

Nokia smartphones historically used Symbian OS before switching to other platforms. Symbian was developed by Symbian Ltd. and was widely used on Nokia phones in the 2000s. Android (misspelled as ANDRIOD) was not originally used by Nokia, Bada was Samsung's OS, RIM is associated with BlackBerry, and MAC is Apple's OS.

Sony Ericsson phones used both Symbian and Android operating systems at different times. Since the question specifically asks 'apart from Symbian', Android is the correct answer. Bada was Samsung's proprietary OS, RIM is BlackBerry's company, and MAC is Apple's OS.

Bada was Samsung's proprietary mobile operating system, used primarily on Samsung Wave series phones. It was not licensed to other manufacturers, making it exclusive to Samsung. Symbian was Nokia's OS, Android is used by multiple manufacturers, RIM is BlackBerry's company, and MAC is Apple's OS.

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (U8i), released in 2010, ran on Symbian^1 (S60 5th Edition). Symbian was a popular smartphone OS in the late 2000s, used by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and other manufacturers before Android and iOS dominance. The phone featured a QWERTY keyboard and was part of Sony Ericsson's lineup that transitioned from Symbian to Android.

This is a factual question about operating systems. 'machintosh' appears to be a misspelling of 'Macintosh', which runs macOS (not Linux). Ubuntu, Debian, and Mandrake are all Linux distributions. Macintosh uses a different kernel (Darwin/BSD) and is not Linux-based.

The Nokia 3500 classic was a feature phone that ran on Java Platform (J2ME), not a full smartphone OS. Symbian was used in Nokia smartphones, Android is a Google OS, and iOS is Apple's proprietary OS.

The Nokia N72 was a smartphone that ran on Symbian OS v7.0s (Symbian v6.1 based, Series 60 2nd Edition). It was not based on Symbian v9 (S60 3rd or 5th Edition), nor was it just Java-enabled.

The MOTOROKR E6 was a smartphone that ran on MontaVista Linux, making the statement true. It was one of the few Motorola phones to use a Linux-based operating system.