Do you want to
ascertain a mobile presence for your business? Do you want to unlock the
potential of latest mobile phones on mass-market devices? But are you confused
about which mobile platform suits your business requirements?
As
a business owner, it is really a tough choice for you to select a preeminent
mobile platform to set up to mobilize the workforce. Before selecting the
development platform for mobile, it is important for you to be aware about both
windows OS and Android OS, even though so many mobile operating systems are available
in the market.
Android
is compared to be the best mobile operating system that plays an imperative
role in business environment. As per the survey, Android has covered nearly 40%
of the market in recent times.
Conversely,
windows operating system has also reached a wide range of business owners in
the market. It has been in the market for long time and hence proved as a
successful operating system in some mobile devices.
The
main functionality of windows operating system is multi-tasking. Suppose, if
your business strategies are into the multi-tasking process, then it is
advisable to choose windows platform for your business. Similarly, Android
operating system also supports multi-tasking functions while most business
people prefer this operating system for their businesses as it provides various
other multi-function features.
Another
feature provided by windows is “Skydrive”. This feature is completely based on
the cloud server concept. If you have a huge amount of data and you want to
access them in various modes, then “Skydrive” is the sync feature that allows
you to safely access the data from anywhere across the globe. Likewise, Android also provides a sync
feature called as “Google Drive”. This
feature allows you to perform best sync function from anywhere around the
world.
Moreover,
windows operating system also offers several applications that provide more security
and authentication. However, android is an open source operating system that
provides less security when compared to windows operating system. Therefore, it
is very important to decide the application for the basis of security to make
your mobile device more secured.
The
most important factor that makes most business people prefer Android is its flexibility.
You can able to add or inherit multiple functionalities into the Android
platform whereas this is impossible in windows platform. Therefore, windows
operating system is considered as a more secured operating system when compared
to Android operating system.
Other
most commonly used mobile operating systems are Blackberry, Palm, Symbian and iOS.
Blackberry
is the most popular platform used greatly for mobile emailing purposes. But
still some of the functionalities that you can have from other operating
systems are lacking in Blackberry OS. Therefore, this operating system is not
much preferred for businesses purposes.
Similarly,
Symbian is another operating system that is widely used by mobile brands like
Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola. This operating system was very
popular among people around the world until the end of 2010, when the Android
operating system came into existence.
The
iOS operating system or iPhone OS is the most popular mobile operating system
introduced by Apple Inc. In contrast to windows operating system and Android
operating system, Apple doesn’t license this operating system for installation
process. When compared to Android operating system, iOS is not flexible and
customizable and hence it is not much preferred by business people for their
businesses.
Unlike
windows OS and Android OS, Palm OS doesn’t support multi-tasking functionality.
Therefore, this operating system is less preferred by business people for their
businesses.
By
considering and comparing all these factors of mobile operating systems, it is
important for business people to choose the right development platform for
mobile that suits their business requirements.
