How the OS war strikes again

Since the beginning of the computer age, there are big wars over what operating system to use. There are three main players. The always hip and trendy Mac OS, the nerdy Windows, and the hippie style (not so much used) open source Linux. The never ending discussion about what u use and what’s the better one is really annoying. And if you thought it is all over with the new mobile age, your wrong.

On the mobile devices you see exactly the same group of three (and some other not really proprietary not-so-great ones, that will die soon). There is the iPhone OS from Apple, then there is Windows Mobile, and the Linux player of the mobile world Android. You can do more and more on your phone due to the shit load apps available for all platforms, and so the mobile OS’s are getting more and more important every day.

But the outcome of this war I think will be different than with the computer OS war. And that’s because the always happy open source Linux in the mobile world, has one of the biggest, and most innovative companies behind them with allot of cash. Also Android is the only OS that will really let you customize everything without any hacking. They really want you to make it your own, and adjust it to your needs.

I personally don’t have good word for Windows mobile, it’s slow, crashes allot, and is really hard to customize properly without bricking your phone. Also apps for Windows Mobile are far less nice then iPhone or Android apps. It’s like they’re all from 5 years ago, and for most that’s true. But Microsoft has announced Windows Mobile 7.0 which seems to have a whole new look and feel to it. Maybe they will lift it up to the standards of today.

The simple iPhone OS has changed the market. The simplicity is far bigger then the Android and Windows Mobile. And the media capabilities are unbeaten till today. But they never heard of customization. I miss features like multitasking a good notification system, home screen customization, and i can go on like that. The new OS 4.0 that will be released in June of this year, will have some great improvements (like multitasking), but still I don’t think you can customize it, and that’s were the Android beats it.

What’s best for you is really a matter of taste. Just like on your PC or Mac. If you are a Apple fan boy you for sure will go for the iPhone, but if I look just at the features and not at the logo/brand, the Android OS wins. BTW in my opinion it also wins if you look at the logo/brand. It’s and interesting development that I will certainly keep following.

Keep frying!

1 year ago  /  3 notes