Thursday 5 December 2013

Apple is winning the OS war

http://blogs.computerworld.com/mac-os-x/23229/apple-winning-os-war?mm_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fm.computerworld.com%2F / future of computing fragmentation redux undermine undermines post PC age Apple fragmented fragment fragmentation mobile future mobile devices supplanted ambient computing. OS operating system Microsoft Windows dominant on PCs PC personal computer sales free fall tablet tablets TV TVs mobile devices significant presence mobile operating system fragmented not upgrading Android dominates dominate dominating dominated mobile OS terms of dumb sales devices market share running old versions OS upgradable Android devices sold current OS version obolete dated future OS X Mavericks tiny player PC landscape improving free OS mobile operating system heart of OS innovation platform platforms Mac continue make gains at the expense of Windows eventually mutate sub-branch of iOS Apple's iOS king of the jungle astonishing 70 percent iOS devices device running Apple mobile operating system most modern widely distributed OS mobile space update available devices over two years old contrast third Android devices stuck with ancient Jelly Bean hype surrounding introduction KitKat built-in obsolescence inherent to Google's mobile business plan/