I have been tracking the mobility OS war's for a while and it looks like that Android is getting huge exposure from handset makers, excluding Nokia who has decided to continue with Symbian and the Linux-based Maemo. Today (November 10th, 2009) I read that Samsung is also going to release their own mobile OS. I think it is the consumer that is going to loose here.. as developers can't focus on many platforms and the competition of applications will be spread too thin... This is my personal opinion and I think we should be looking beyound the OS as of now and really provide value to the consumers.. When have the mobile OS platforms brought anything really new... besides touch screen....?
cool900: Comparing Freedom on Maemo and Android
Microsoft CFO: Cross-platform services key to Microsoft's Windows 8
iPad-compete plans
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Microsoft’s CFO said common consumer and business services running on
Windows 8 and other devices will give Microsoft leverage against its tablet
competitors.
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I, too have wondered how many development platforms are too many. It's recent memory that Blu-Ray won out over HDDVD. There are only so many skillsets that can be effectively and efficiently implemented over a mobile device.
To add to the volume of phone options, Garmin NuviPhone looks cool for a Nuvi 360 user since 2005. However, how much catchup are they playing on the actual phone functions? Will it be a platform that applications are built for?
This saga will continue for a couple of years and will make our jobs as advisors on mobility solutions and integrated business applications even more interesting.
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