Why are there no new Mobile Operating Systems?

Can Android and iOS be challenged?

The Story Behind - Episode 15

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[matklm]

Because no apps, that's it. I don't think it will change before a long time. Microsoft and other compagnies are really struggling on that point.

[mclste]

Quick answer, it's too late for new OS to get support from developers, take Microsoft phones for example no one wants to put apps on them.

[thomasfisher]

11 minutes into 1 line:
Making an OS is extremely hard, and resource intensive

[likira]

"Android and apple are so strong that..."
And Rome fell too.

[eshneto]

It is hard to understand how a discussion about operating systems omits any word about Linux

[amermeleitor]

There could be two big things that could change the game entirely.

1) X86 Windows in phones. Maybe a light 32bits version. And the phone replacing the laptop with a dock or something like this.

2) Android in laptops or full ARM pcs. I think a powerfull SOC, maybe a Cortex a73 Octa-core with a powerfull pc like graphics. If Google craft a Android PC version like them did with Android TV, Wear or Auto, something like Remix OS, they can bite a big piece of market. Android PC in ARM pcs can be sell cheaper than X86 and can be used in home or office/work/Enterprise.

I cannot understand why Google delay the natural step to pcs/laptops for android.

[popculturecult]

Hoping web base apps are the future! Staying in one app with a variety of functions sounds amazing compared to the constant switching we have to do.

[redrobin]

This channel is such a breath of fresh air

[sharishth]

Microsoft shouldn't have given up easily

[aamirchhapra]

"If you can't beat them at their own game, change the game" -9:16

[HedgehogStudios]

Nobody ever talks about how voice interfaces could help blind people. There's your market.

[UKcuber]

Ubuntu has convergence. The same Ubuntu operating system and universal apps across all platforms, phone, table, laptop, pc and server. If they get a high profile hardware partner that ships a powerful enough convergent device they could break in. That said I don't think that most of their apps have a sufficient mobile interface yet and the platform is very reliant on web apps which is a double edged sword.

[Just-Michael]

I'm not switching from Windows to Android because I love Android. I actually really like Windows, but it just sucks going through life saying "That looks cool! Oh... it's only on Android and iOS". There's only so many times you can say that, especially when I'm trying to get my music and merch out there, Windows doesn't have all the capabilities. So as much as I don't really like Android, I have no choice. And no, an iPhone isn't a choice. :P

[uwwqrjg]

Tech Altar : There's no third mobile OS, yet
Huawei : I accepted that challenge!

[DxBlack]

ChromeOS, aka, "Sell you a $150 machine for nearly 2x that, and sell your data anyway."

[BadBoyV]

Shame we are stuck with Android and iOS, both suck!

[SaberEins]

You're so professional. Why don't you have more subscribers, you deserve it. Keep the good work going :D

[Ivan-hbco]

even if smartphones are becoming more powerful they will never replace a desktop PC, if I want to surf web and be able to play AAA games in matter of few clicks and in comfor I will use a desktop PC beacuse it's better value / price wise components are cheap and for a price of a newest iPhone or Samsung I can have a powerful PC

most people waste large sums of money on a phone on which they mostly text and surf and occasionally play light games

[el_spaghetto]

"Let's make a device- exclusively using applications that are stored on a remote server using an aging protocol- that doesn't function without an internet connection, " said several of the most idiotic companies on the planet.
First off: I really don't get why people see the worldwide web as the end-all/be-all. There can and will be new protocols in the future
Second: What use would my portable computer be to me if I don't want to pay for internet service to be able to even use it in the first place? As an end user, I want something that I can use on -or- offline! Forget this WebOS retardation!

[Feanan.]

Did anyone get the yarn add? It was so bad I passed away and was reincarnated by the time it was finished and then died again, talk about torture.