I’m not the only one that thinks smartphone operating systems (OS) are “critical to the future of the mobile broadband platform.” Fierce Wireless recently reported that “cell phone operating systems are becoming the deciding factor, not the hardware platform itself.” The article, written by Fierce Wireless: Europe editor Paul Rasmussen, also noted that “the alliance between Microsoft and Intel” produced an “utterly convincing victory [in] the desktop/laptop OS battle.” After noting that Android has surpassed the iPhone OS in global smartphone sales, Rasmussen asks whether Google is looking to achieve the same dominance in smartphones that Microsoft/Intel enjoy in the PC market. The obvious answer is “yes.” The more interesting question is whether Google will succeed – a question that yields no easy answer.
About the Author
Fred Campbell
Fred Campbell is the founder of FBC Enterprises LLC, President and CEO of the Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI), and an adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska College of Law. He previously served as Wireless Bureau Chief at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and as Wireless Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin.
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