The second important factor in the chances for a new OS is carrier support.
According to a recent survey of IT managers by Computerworld magazine, 45% of enterprises support 3 or more mobile OS platforms, while 21% support 4 or more .
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Remember that Mac OS X, with its support for computers with more than one processor chip, was still in development and Mac OS 9 was still king.
This is a solid competitive advantage for BlackBerry, even though I can't envision many people switching to a different OS just for Flash support.
We wouldn't lean on earlier versions of Android, regardless of what features you like -- the interface rewrite cuts off support for OS releases before Android 3.2.
The Groxis search tool loads onto a PC as a Java applet (it doesn't support Mas OS 9.x), and helps users quickly search for the right product from what works out to be millions of combinations of carpet tile.
Ok, then what about the code that enables video call support in OS 3.2 or that protected engineering prototype we saw just one day before launch showing a cutout at precisely the same spot so as to not obscure whatever was underneath?
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The Android OS also provides full browsing support and the ability to customize your camera to suit your creative needs.
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Support of Mac OS X 10.7.x Lion, Mac OS X 10.8.x Mountain Lion, Windows 7 SP1 32 and 64 bit, Windows 8 32 and 64 bit operating systems.
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While versions for Android and Windows Phone are likely, there are no plans to support the BlackBerry OS. Yahoo also is working on a Metro version, which would be perfect for Windows 8.
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Nokia will continue to support the core Maemo OS, however, as demonstrated by today's update.
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In fact, Microsoft has extended its mainstream support of the server OS -- previously set to expire on July 9th, 2013 -- through January 15th, 2015.
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Only then did we learn Samsung had chosen not to support newer versions of the OS on our device model.
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Consumers paying attention will also note that the older handsets are continuing to receive support from the manufacturer and OS partner years down the line.
"The key factor in its decision has been the Chinese's support of indigenous vendors such as the Chinese Academy of Science's development support of Red Flag Linux OS, " says Gartner analyst Louisa Lui.
Embedding personal cloud support deep into the Mac OS X and iOS, with APIs for developers, to create a seamless experience across all apps, rather than the separate experience of an add-on service.
Primetime is being showcased to broadcasters and media companies starting today and is expected to be available in 2012 with support for Windows, Mac OS, Apple iOS, Google Android, Samsung SmartTVs and other platforms.
The OS is designed from the ground up to support openness.
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Almost simultaneous implementation of personal cloud features in both Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5, with some support for Windows.
Centralized backup for multiple systems on the network, including very intuitive, native support for Apple Time Machine on Mac OS computers.
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And even if Mac OS X is installed, developer should spend time to support A5 on Universal Binary Applications.
Future HTC devices that run on the growing Android OS will feature LogMeIn Rescue, giving HTC customer care and support staff the ability to remotely configure, diagnose and troubleshoot a technical issue wherever the customer has a data connection.
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In related news, version 1.6 of Sparrow for Mac OS X is being readied for release, and it'll pack support for POP email accounts.
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The industry pioneer has decided the OS has a lot of promise for tablets, where the touch interface and legacy Windows support could provide the best of both worlds.
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Moving on, the external touchpad is a Magic TrackPad competitor if ever we saw one, with support for all the multi-finger gestures you're used to making in OS X.
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Sun is also working to improve SSD support with its next-gen ZFS file system, which in addition to powering its Solaris OS should be making an appearance in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, at least in the server version.
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But now that Microsoft is releasing operating systems that do not support IE 6 and 7, and most certainly do not support those off standard things which the apps are using, this is stopping users from migrating their OS up the series as Microsoft would like them to.
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