The real carrot is the managed services and software on top of a Cloud platform and application layer.

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The latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform adds another layer of speed and power to the MOTO XT882, and enables easy multitasking.

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The most established technology related to tracking social media comes from Autonomy's Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL) platform, which has been scanning the Internet using techniques based on patterns and probability for more than a decade.

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In hybrid form, a private cloud can include data stored on premise or off, with a private Platform-as-a-Service middleware layer managing application data and enforcing data security.

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Their Sailfish OS is still under development, but has an Android Compatibility Layer that should answer one of the concerns of a new platform, but it still ties them to Google.

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