This is because the operating system and pre-loaded software are all on the flash memory.

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This is why most observers expect him to carry out thorough changes, concerning in particular the operating system on which Nokia intends to bet its future.

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Hopefully Microsoft puts this on its Windows Phone 7 operating system, which is due in the fall.

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This is because while it was always claimed, indeed stated, that the new version of the operating system would work on older machines, it never did at anything above geological era type speeds.

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"Any voting system is dependent on its user following the proper operating procedures and, in this case, Horry County election officials missed a step, " he says.

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And this is exactly what Alibaba just did by launching Aliyun, a mobile operating system based on Android and tailored for the Chinese market.

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We wanted to be able to offer our customers a range of devices of varying sizes, features and pricing options on the latest Android operating system and I think our offering is one of the strongest on the market in this respect.

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At this point we don't doubt that Android is the most ubiquitous mobile operating system this side of the Atlantic, although it's worth noting that Nielsen based its results on a sample of roughly 20, 000 people -- all of whom are postpaid subscribers.

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