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Current status and future trends.
Currently living in the market a variety of operating systems for mobile devices.
The smartphones are part of the most dynamic mobile category and are expected to be those that encourage the mobility market in 2010.
The smartphones are distinct from conventional phones to bring an operating system. For this reason in recent times has gained much importance the software versus hardware in conjunction with the development of applications running on those operating systems.
This has changed the world stage, making manufacturers adapt their business strategies to enhance not only the improvements in hardware, but also in its operating systems, stimulating further application development.
In 2009, the market leader has been the Symbian OS with 47.2% share, but losing more than 5 points compared to last year. Following the trend of other brands Nokia has started its conversion to a new open source operating system (Meego) based on Linux with the backing of Intel.
The Rim Blackberry OS (the favorite of professionals), has won points, reaching a market share of almost 21%.
Microsoft with its new operating system Windows Phone 7 tries to regain lost ground in recent years with Windows Mobile, which places it at 8.8%.
However with the Apple iPhone has gone from 9.6% to 15.1%, being the clear winner of 2009, but finding a new and tough competitor through the operating system Android, developed from Linux and promoted strongly by Google, which also joined more than 20 manufacturers.
Yet Android is expected to experience significant growth in 2010 to increase exponentially respectable market share of 5%.
There are other operating systems such as the Bada, recently presented by Samsung.
In applications related to the market leader is undoubtedly the iPhone with more than 160,000, with 20,000 followed by Android, but developers are expected to begin the conversion of their applications to make it multiplatform. To some extent this transition must be supported by the manufacturers directly or indirectly to encourage developers.