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Operating Systems for Wireless Mobile Devices. Dr. Tal Lavian http://cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian tlavian@cs.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley Engineering, CET. Why does the OS matter?. Focus of the class today!. Why is Mobile OS Different? (from a desktop operating system). *Screen size
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Operating Systems for Wireless Mobile Devices Dr. Tal Lavian http://cs.berkeley.edu/~tlavian tlavian@cs.berkeley.edu UC Berkeley Engineering, CET Why does the OS matter?
Why is Mobile OS Different?(from a desktop operating system) *Screen size Processing power Memory
What does Mobile OS do? • Provides management of operations and control • Coordinates the use of hardware for application programs • Shares the resources of a device Mobile OS Structure http://cmer.cis.uoguelph.ca
Mobile OS Features http://cmer.cis.uoguelph.ca
Mobile OS for Smartphones – Market share (Source: Market Research 2011)
Market share – most recent data (Credit: comScore) http://www.zdnet.com/smartphone-operating-systems-the-rise-of-android-the-fall-of-windows-7000011004/
Market share – most recent data (source: Wikipedia Feb 2013)
Mobile OS – Who is Number 3? The new and coming contenders for third place in 2013 will be Firefox OS, Sailfish OS, Tizen, and Ubuntu. http://www.zdnet.com/smartphone-operating-systems-the-rise-of-android-the-fall-of-windows-7000011004/
Summary • Mobile OS different from that of PC • Fierce competition for market share motivated by expectation of huge market growth Next week: Android OS, iOS, and others!