Comments on: Does the world need another mobile OS?

By: clue

clue — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:16:45 +0000

There’s room for one more, Windows Phone. Bada or QNX don’t really have a chance now. You need more than just a phone and hardware is fairly easy to replicate at this point. If you’ve noticed the trend, computer companies are dominating all electronics they touch and they are being tied into major ecosystems/cloud services. What does that mean? Apple, Google and Microsoft. The only possible fourth is Amazon.

By: Rich

Rich — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:49:03 +0000

I guess the more choices we have, the better the OS’s will become!

By: Texrat the Crypticum Keeper

Texrat the Crypticum Keeper — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:42:48 +0000

Yes it does, but dammit, why can’t @Intel and @Nokia play nice? i.e. #MeeGo, #Tizen, #Meltemi…

By: Lindsworth Horatio Deer

Lindsworth Horatio Deer — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 17:55:19 +0000

Yes. Very necessary to prevent the biosphere of smartphones being dominated by a single species of OS, as this weakens the gene pool within the ecosystem of smartphones and makes the susceptable to outside predators.

In case this sound like biology class, it’s not. Descriptions about living organism and concepts of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution are applicable to OS and their survival in the Biosphere called “customers”. Soe having more OS, despite their unpopularity, encourages biodiversity and make the above scenario is very possible, as a new device or even changing tastes in OS may wipe out the entire species if everyone uses the same OS. Especially Google Android, which is plagued by fragmentation!!

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:17:47 +0000

I used to be an avid Alta Vister!

By: Bron to be

Bron to be — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:49:27 +0000

Another alternatives OS are opened depending on it’s feature and stability. Might be next 2-3 years a new OS will kill both iOS and android, who know?

By: Sam P

Sam P — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:44:19 +0000

Android, WebOS, MeeGo, Bada*, are all frameworks based on Linux with a significant or primary browser-based UI; Playbook OS and iOS are close cousins, based on QNX and BSD respectively. Maybe its time for some real innovation?

* Bada claims to also run on other kernels, though it appears the Linux-based Bada is the primary branch.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:51:31 +0000

Yes we must never limit choice – not for immediate advantage or short-term satisfaction.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:09:28 +0000

What we need is a solid base framework based on Linux, and a browser based interaction model for emerging markets. We also need innovation.

So, do we need another me-too OS? No. Do we need a great OS on par with iOS with more open development models and access to alternative markets? Yes.

By: ranjitn

ranjitn — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:05:50 +0000

I wonder what the consensus was about search engines before Google took over. Anyone remember Lycos? Alta Vista? These engines were initially much more popular.