Mobile operating systems

A formerly diverse market has settled into Android v. iOS.

• Usage share of operating systems
  • Smartphones

• Mobile operating system
  • Market share

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List of mobile operating systems

• Symbian (Nokia) (1997 to 2012)
• BlackBerry (1999 to 2016)

• Windows Mobile (2000 to 2010)
• Windows Phone (2010 to 2015)

• iOS (Apple, closed source, UNIX family). Since 2007.
• Android (Google, open source, Linux, UNIX family). Complex family tree since 2008.

• Comparison of mobile operating systems

Market share of mobile operating systems.
Shows a once diverse market in the early smartphone era changing to Android dominance.
From here.

Mobile Operating System Market Share 2010 to 2026.
From StatCounter.

Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone at MacWorld 2007.
The modern mobile world begins.

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App stores

• Comparison of mobile software distribution platforms
• App Store (iOS)
• Google Play (Android)

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Tablets

• Usage share of operating systems
  • Tablets

• iOS and Android split the market
• i.e. Unix family dominates the entire mobile market

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