MotoMagx

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name = MOTOMAGX |

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family = Linux (Unix-like)|

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developer = Motorola |

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working_state = Discontinued|

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kernel_type = Monolithic (Linux)|

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website = [http://developer.motorola.com/technologies/motomagx/ MOTODEV > Technologies > MOTOMAGX]

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MotoMagx (stylized MOTOMAGX) is a former Linux kernel-based mobile operating system developed and launched in 2007{{Cite news|title=Linux drängt in den Mobilfunkmarkt: Das Pinguin-Handy|url=https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/mobil/linux-draengt-in-den-mobilfunkmarkt-das-pinguin-handy-a-500996.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Der Spiegel|date=21 August 2007|language=de}}{{Cite web|last=Paul|first=Ryan|date=2007-08-08|title=Motorola reveals new Linux-based mobile platform|url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2007/08/motorola-reveals-new-linux-based-mobile-platform/|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Ars Technica|language=en-us}} by Motorola to run on their mid-to-high-end mobile phones. The system was based on MontaVista's Mobilinux. Originally intended for 60% of their upcoming devices,[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/motorola-unveils-motomagx-mobile-linux-platform-57935622.html Motorola Unveils MOTOMAGX Mobile Linux Platform.] PR Newswire{{Cite web |title=Moto MAGX up new Linux platform |url=https://www.telecoms.com/mobile-devices/moto-magx-up-new-linux-platform |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=www.telecoms.com |language=en}} it was soon dropped in favor of Android and Windows Mobile operating systems.Albanesius, Chloe. [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2333601,00.asp Motorola Delays Cell-Phone Spinoff, Drops Platforms.] pcmag.com. October 30, 2008.

MotoMagx was only compatible with Motorola's GSM/UMTS devices. This was due to the lack of an implementation compatible with Qualcomm CDMA2000 devices. As a result, Motorola often sold multiple device variants with radically different firmware. For example, the Motorola Razr2 on T-Mobile shipped with MotoMagx, whereas the Razr2 on Verizon Wireless shipped with Motorola's P2K firmware. This created significant confusion for customers,{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} as the user experience varied widely between two otherwise identical devices, simply based on which carrier they were on.