Google and Apple’s publicized emergence onto the scene of the mobile
industry is the latest consequence of the mobile phone becoming a
best-selling device and a driver of growth in the telecom industry. All the
big PC and Internet players want a piece of the pie, and IT industry pundits
announce that finally the mobile phone will become mini-PCs. In fact, it is
more likely that the PC and Internet players will have to adapt their
thinking and practices in order for them to compete in the mobile phone
industry.
Operating Systems
The PC market has grown and thrived primarily due to the driving forces of
Microsoft and Intel. In the mobile space no such duopoly exists. There are a
wide range of operating systems available. Broadly speaking, operating
systems are div... (more)