Comparing the Four Main Mobile OSes
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This session will examine the four main systems – Windows, Android, iPhone/Pad, and BlackBberry. What’s the difference? Does the OS change what is possible? What can they offer you, and which should you be choosing?
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Comparing the Four Main Mobile OSes
- 1. Comparing the Six Four Main OS Systems Deciphering the Mess - App stores and all.
- 2. Intro • Chad Udell • Solutions Architect - Float Learning • Blog at Visualrinse.com and FloatLearning.com
- 3. Layers of the mobile world • Carrier • Network • Device • OS • Platform
- 4. Layers of the mobile world • Carrier • Network • Device • OS • Platform
- 5. • 2010 - 15% of all phones sold are smartphones • 2011 estimates - 40% of sales will be • who are the players?
- 7. #1
- 9. The Smartphone Grand-daddy • Biggest Marketshare (21%) • Oldest Approach to Smartphone-ism (2002)
- 10. Basics • Mature OS (4.6 widespread, 5 is ready) • Java Based OS • A tad archaic in its user experience
- 11. App Development • Store is a second party approach • Enterprise provisioning and push is a plus • Encryption and security at expense of flashiness
- 12. Web Development • Browsing isn’t its strong suit • Ajax based RIAs are a pain • Next OS is web focused • Even still, no Flash
- 13. #2
- 14. #2 - iPhone
- 15. The Established Cool Guy • Sizable Marketshare (14%) • Was a gamechanger, now ‘the man’
- 16. Basics • Mature OS (3.x, 4, coming soon) • Objective C based Custom OS (iOS) • Made for the internet and media consumer
- 17. App Development • Registration Requirement • Store is 100% them • Enterprise provisioning and push is a tad weak • 200,000+ apps and growing
- 18. Web Development • A solid, but sometimes slowish browser (Mobile Safari) • Ajax based RIAs run great! • No Flash! >:-
- 19. #3
- 20. #3 - Android
- 21. The Upstart • Rapidly Growing Marketshare (3% Q2 2009, 9% Q1 2010) • Outselling iPhone • Multiple OEMs, Carriers • An ‘ecosystem’
- 22. Basics • OS is still solidifying (1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2) • Java based Open OS SDK, C is ok • Built on a Linux kernel • Made for the post iPhone consumer
- 23. App Development • $25 Registration Fee • Open-ish store, AdHoc distro is welcome • Enterprise provisioning and push is largely MIA • 50,000+ apps and growing
- 24. Web Development • A modern mobile browser (Chromium Mobile) • Ajax based RIAs run great! • Flash! :-)
- 25. #5
- 26. #5 - Windows Mobile
- 27. Lost and Searching? • Diminishing Marketshare (9%) • Number of new handsets is down • OS 7 looks promising • Just fired the dev staff?!
- 28. Basics • OS is somewhat stagnant • Scaled back windows OS • 7 (when it comes) is a Zune/Silverlight hybrid • 7’s backwards compatibility is in question
- 29. App Development • No Reg Requirement • Open-ish store, AdHoc distro is welcome • Enterprise provisioning and push is one of the strengths
- 30. Web Development • Antiquated browser • CSS and JS is pretty tough to get working • Old version of Flash! :-(