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Mobile Carriers Cry "Less Operating Systems"

Posted by Hemos on from the less-qq-more-pew-pew dept.

A NYTimes story says "Multiple systems have hampered the growth of new services, mobile phone executives say. " The story does a good job of capturing some of the changing dynamics in the mobile OS market — but rightly raises the point that given the sheer size of the mobile market, it's unlikely we're going to see the homogenization we have in the desktop market.

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  1. Answer by pubjames · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The answer is simple and obvious but unfortunately unlikely to happen: The mobile companies should collaboratively work on a single OSS operating system, which they can all use as a base, and then build their own stuff on top of that. It would be better for everyone (apart from the companies that make operating systems of course).

  2. Less != Fewer by RugRat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mobile Carriers Cry "Fewer Operating Systems" not "Less Operating Systems". RTFA or pay attention to grammar in your next life.