Which Smart Phones' Operating System do you think will be most successful?

[pegasi]

Nokia yesterday announced tie-up with Microsoft to use Windows as the OS for future smart phones, declaring a three-hourse race with Google's Android and Apple. Which OS do you think will be most successful in long run?

[feilong108]

android for now i suppose...

[sdchew]

How do you define successful? If you define it as profitable for it's owners, it's 100% Apple. If you define market share, Google Android.

[pegasi]

How do you define successful? If you define it as profitable for it's owners, it's 100% Apple. If you define market share, Google Android.

Good question/point. I meant to refer to the OS themselves not the handsets suppliers (such as Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung etc). So let's define most successful as most popular in this case

[Ivanloh]

Since we are talking about smart phone, i was thinking of getting a Nokia E7 for someone. I been waiting for this phone since last quarter of 2010. Have read the preview of this phone, not bad!!! But anyone know when the launch date in spore?

[triton]

apple is considered one of the most successful currently. why is it successful?

1) it currently has only 1 screen resolution of its phone which makes it easy from developer point of view. everything can be size properly without much hassle. android is lagging behind because several brands has different screen resolutions which makes it slightly 'troublesome' for developers because each application needs to be able to resize to the screen resolution. *was discussing this with sshark last evening over dinner*

2) apple SDK is straight forward and easier to use compared to android and symbian and windows.

3) apple applications have to be vetted before appearing in Apps store. android application does not need to be vetted before appearing in Market. without being vetted, it means it can work on one screen resolution but not another. this resulted in frustration among users who download the application only to realize that it does not work on their device.

4) app has only app store. for android, there are apps brain, apps fire, market, etc. too many places to look for application. there should only be 1 central depository with different sub categories that caters for that local communities and one for general application.

currently apple has the winning formula and android & windows & symbian are all playing catch up.

to me which operating system will be most successful.

the operating system which can have

1) easy to use SDK (software development kit) will encourage more developers to write apps using it.

2) if europe is intending to launch a common charger for different brands of mobile phones. ideally, a SDK that works on all different operating systems. (commercially not viable)

3) the process of vetting an application be streamline for android and windows and symbian.

4) for apple there is the iMerlion which caters to sg users. if there is other similar "iconic" location for different countries, it will be successful. like for android, there is the generic "Market" there is also "AppsFire" which has apps catered for sg users.

this OS will be successful.

[seiko.citizen]

in terms of volume users; i still believe apple will come out in front. why? because most users are lazy. they want something easy to use. apple provides that with one software (itunes/iOS). they also provide a central app dispensing system (appstore).

not to mention the amount of people who have already bought software for their iOS devices; it will not be transferrable to android/windows OS.

those are the reasons why until today im still using iphone.

[Ivanloh]

Look like a lot of i phone supporter here, The new i phone 5 us coming is june/july? Is that truth?

[triton]

not sure. rumour has it that the iphone 4 white is releasing this quarter and iphone5 will be 3rd quarter.

[seiko.citizen]

i dont get whats the big deal with iphone 4 white. ive installed a couple of whites in perth. took me about an hr to do. ive considered just doing the back white and front leave black color; i think looks better that way imo

[triton]

it is about color preference. just like why some like white color car, some like black, etc.

[seiko.citizen]

i know; what i meant to say was; why the big deal in apple not releasing the white iphone. others have done it, and to me; it looks like oem. then again; the longer apple delay; the more i can charge to do the changeover

[pegasi]

Ok, I didn't mention about Symbian for the obvious reason that Nokia has abandoned it. I also didn't mention Blackberry since it is more enterprise focused with a 4th position market share in Q4 2010 with a relatively slow volme growth.

Industry data also show that Android has almost 2 times the market share (world wide) of Apple's iOS in Q4 2010, although Android is ahead by only 2%+ in term of full year 2010 . In order for iOS to overtake Android going forward, Apple, with the iOS proprietary to itself, have to outsell the number of smart phones of that of Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, HTC, Acer, Motorola add together.

The point is, Apple may be the hottest smart phone or mobile phone at the moment, but that is not the same as its iOS being, or becoming, the most popular or successful OS.

Contents wise, the content developers will always lean towards volume (i.e. consumer base), and Android, with the many handsets manufacturer brands behind it that are expected to go mass-market with Android phones, is growing much faster that iOS.

[Ivanloh]

So anyone know when will the E7 be launching? lolz

[triton]

no point growing if only catered for specific resolution or brand.