Looking to get a new phone, windows phone Vs iPhone4S Vs Android 4.0

[Solid-Stark]

disolitude said:

Solid-Stark said:

 

Exactly. The rest of my post doesn't recommend a specific phone instead i told him to get some personal hands on to see what he likes best. Heck thats what i did; and thats why there are many phones running different OS, some more popular than others.

More interesting is where this whole mobile OS thing is going to be in two years, which is when i plan to get a new phone (not tied down by contract, just a consumerism thing). Will there be an Iphone 5S? Will Android get bigger or be different?Will Microsoft still be in? Will RIM's Blackberry become popular again? Its fun to think about it.

Yeah, it can be fun... I have a little analogy for the smartphone market I made.

Remember how in the 90s everyone and their mother was making video game consoles. I mean you had NEC, Sega, Nintendo, 3DO, Atari, Phillips, Sony, SNK, Apple even... Then they started getting shelved one by one and by 2001 only 3 were left standing. This is what is starting to happen to smartphone ecosystems as of 2011.It appears that only 3 will stay.

Its fun to try to tie each ecosystem with console manufacturer which similarly describes their role in smartphone industry. My guesses would be as follows:

Apple iOS = Nintendo for obvious reasons

Android = Sony

Win phone 7 = Microsoft (late to the party with loses, but tide will turn)

RIM = Sega

Nokia Symbian = Atari

WebOS = 3DO? SNK maybe? Ahead of its time but no support...

You've nailed that one for the most part. Should be interesting to watch.