The document compares six major operating systems (OS) for smartphones, focusing on their market share, development characteristics, and web capabilities. It highlights the strengths and weaknesses of each OS including Blackberry, iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile, noting trends in app development, user experience, and enterprise support. Key insights reveal that while Blackberry leads in market share, iPhone and Android are emerging strong contenders, with Windows Mobile struggling to maintain relevance.

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

8. #1 - Blackberry

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! :-(