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Worldwide Mobile OS 2008-2012 Forecast and Analysis

Published by: IDC

Published: Oct. 17, 2008 - 25 Pages


Table of Contents


Table of Contents

IDC Opinion

In This Study

Methodology

Primary Data Sources

Secondary Sources

Situation Overview

A Shift Toward Degrees of Openness

Vendors Hedging Bets

Developer Communities - The Lifeblood of any OS

The Fundamentals Still Apply

Competitive Landscape

Future Outlook

Vendor/Operating System Profiles

Apple (MAC OS)

Microsoft (Windows Mobile)

Mobile Linux (Various Vendors)

LiMo (and LiPS)

Android (Yet to Be Shipped)

Better Alignment for Mobile Linux, But Fragmentation Still Exists

Palm (Palm OS)

Research In Motion (BlackBerry OS)

Symbian Foundation - Nokia (Symbian OS)

Forecast and Assumptions

Table: Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Shipments by Operating System, 2007-2012

Figure: Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Shipment Share by Operating System, 2007 and 2012

Table: U.S. Converged Mobile Device Shipments by Operating System, 2007-2012

Figure: U.S. Converged Mobile Device Shipment Share by Operating System, 2007 and 2012

Figure: Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Shipment CAGR by Operating System, 2007-2012

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Market, 2008-2012

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the U.S. Converged Mobile Device Market, 2008-2012

Market Context

Table: Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Shipments, 2005-2012: Comparison of September 2008 and December 2006 Forecasts (000)

Figure: Worldwide Converged Mobile Device Shipments, 2005-2012: Comparison of September 2008 and December 2006 Forecasts

Essential Guidance

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Synopsis

Abstract

This IDC study provides our worldwide five-year forecast for the rate of adoption of converged mobile devices by operating system. The document contains worldwide and U.S. platform-based forecasts of devices shipped with a high-level operating system (HLOS). The study is valuable to hardware, software, and solution vendors targeting the high end of the mobile device market and catering to both individual and enterprise buyers.

"As the culture of mobile data consumption takes hold, leading industry players, particularly device vendors, are focusing greater attention on a critical asset: the high-level mobile operating systems and platforms that support third-party applications and services," according to Shiv Bakhshi, director, Mobile Devices Technology and Trends.



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