Android defeat Symbian to be the leader of smart phone market - Business - Small Business
The first quarter of this year, the installation of smart phones Android platform shipments in the first quarter, more than 30 million, for the first time more than Symbian, Symbian platform for smart phones over the same period to 25.6 million units shipped. Canalys in the recently published report, the fourth quarter of 2010, global shipments of smart phones Android over Symbian platform for Nokia, this is the first time in history. From the July 2009 date, Android market, the number of applications and games for download showing almost uniform linear upward trend, Android exactly what kind of magic, a legendary achievements of the industry?
Open-source
Has become the Android killer
Market research firm ABI Research recently released report shows that the first quarter of 2011, shipments of mobile phones Android 3,000 million units, surpassing the 25.6 million Symbian platform, became the world's largest smart phone system. Androlib website the latest data. As at 15:38 on April 25, the cumulative users to download up to 4,207,070,858 from the Android Market. Although Nokia transition to the Windows Phone 7, a positive view of the industry, but ABI Research believe that Nokia's share of the year 2011 will continue to be lost.
The original meaning of the term refers to Android "Robot" is also a Google on November 5, 2007 announced the open source Linux-based mobile operating system the name of the platform by the operating system, middleware, user interface and application software components , known as a mobile terminal is the first truly open and build a complete mobile software that allows any mobile terminal manufacturers to join the Android alliance. Unchanged as long as the Linux kernel, the other may change, which means that the software developed by the developer to achieve more functionality and features, rich application software to attract a large number of consumers, the accumulation of Android's popularity. Popular here, including manufacturers, but also consumers. For consumers concerned, the greatest benefit is providing a wealth of software resources. Since the opening of Android, many vendors will be introduced and varied, each with a variety of functional characteristics of pro ducts. Functional differences and features, but does not affect the data synchronization software even compatible. Open platform will bring greater competition, this way, consumers will be able to buy at lower price favorite phone. Thanks to the openness of Android system, making Android system in the rapid growth over the past two years, helped a lot of old and new forces are emerging mobile phone or rehabilitation, such as the HTC Android phone on with the good performance into the global top ten, Motorola is by the power of Android, the mobile phone business to profitability.
Google Applications
Assist the rapid development of Android
Android smart phone operating system the rapid rise of Google behind the tree can not do without the shadow of a towering tree care. Some experts said that both the mainstream telecom operators or device manufacturers, in addition to value open-source Android platform, customization features, more stress is placed on the Google Android extensive background data and application resources. "Even if the advantages of free open-source, Android platform itself does not have such a strong attraction, the real attraction is the background of the Google Android resources. For example, Google users worldwide to use the database with information on behavior; out of the application of its open and content are also a good reference value of. "Some experts said.
As the world leader in the Internet enterprises, Google from the search engines to full Internet services such as maps, mail, input methods, after 13 years of development, connected users and the Internet has become an important link. A good brand and reputation, making its products consumer Android Google also quite trust.
On the other hand, to meet users smart phone operating system requirements, Nokia's Symbian system gradually lost in the competition. And Google take advantage of this strategic blunder Nokia. Google did not follow the usual practice of Nokia, Apple and Microsoft, but the model will be eclectic, as the handset manufacturers to provide a new platform for next-generation smart phones. From now on view, Google is no doubt that this decision is correct.
Android platform
Competitive risks still exist
Android thunder of the current strength to none, to date, the major smart phone operating system camps on behalf of almost all models Android system has been compromised, but Android "robot" how can we stop the pace continues to break ground breaking in the field won after a mobile phone operating system, Android again spread its tentacles into the Tablet PC, smart TVs and cars, four attack, the full flowering of the potential monopolized much Android, Android Empire had a dim sense of a surface.
However, the Android open source is a double-edged sword. Canalys analyst Chris Jones said, smart mobile phone operators can not be complacent, because 2011 will be a highly competitive year. Sony Ericsson said the Android smart phone is extremely competitive, the company's CEO, said Bert Nordberg, from product to product launch to cut them down due to aging, which the company overestimated the length of time. In general prices in the months before 9-11, but now must be reduced to 6-7 months.Nokia also have added new competition. Nokia Yaai Roper said the company needs to quickly raise the status of smart phones. Interpretation of this analyst, said Nokia may be hinted at in the U.S. market launch of Microsoft's new Android smart phone or phone system.
Behind the competition, Android's hidden gradually emerged. Android Open lead version, customized too many things to make Google products for the entire planning difficult to master, but also brought untold suffering to the user; security issues to be reported. Android contains some malicious software, the software has been exposed, or deductions, or collect user information, although the existence of malicious software is found, Google was forced to clean up from the Android Market, several applications, but worse than those application downloads 25 million times.