It has been rumoured that mobile phone manufacturer Motorola is preparing to abandon its in-house development of Symbian.
According to Spanish language news site elmundo.es, Motorola's Spanish director of mobile devices Oscar Rodriguez told the press that the firm will cease almost all production in 2009.
This move is to give the company time to prepare a new range of Android-based handsets ready for the holiday sales season.
By abandoning the Nokia-owned Symbian, Motorola will be focused on three platforms.
Windows Mobile is likely to be used for the firm's new smartphones, while the company's own operating system is likely to be kept for Motorola's basic entry level mobile phones.
Android will be used for multimedia devices released by the company in 2009, according to Slashgear.com.
Mr Rodriguez said: "The company is sound and can hold three quarters with lower sales in exchange for making a bet for the future."
He said that the change to Android technology will reduce revenue in 2009 but that by the time the holiday season comes around next year, the firm will be in a stronger position.
The company is said to have cancelled the RAZR3, otherwise known as the Ruby, as part of the shift towards Android.
In related news, Mozilla has announced that it will soon be releasing a new version of Firefox for Symbian mobile phones.
The company's internet browsing application could be available for download during 2009.
Reports claim that the project will be completed in April 2009 when the software will be useable and finalised.