Friday, April 29, 2011

Mobile OS War

well it is really not a war in action but a kind of marketing fight

anyway what is the best? which is relative and it depends on how we see things and how we like things.

as a consumer and a researcher in mobile interaction, I always like to see what is best.

iPOD was a survival rope for Apple and it turned the table from Microsoft
and google make use the opportunity given Linux.
so main three players are now - iOS, Android, Windows Mobile/Windows Phone 7

but there are are few second level players in the game - i.e. Symbian (from Nokia), Black Berry, Palm OS, plus few more players ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_operating_system

going beyond phones, tablet (which we now refer as PADs), is another important market for Mobile OS.
Many says iPAD could turn the table or increase the momentum towards them until 2015. lets see. But I am interested to see this debate and fight.
a very good comparison.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Android-Tablets-2011 (for those who are thinking to select a good tablet).

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