... distant competitors, the war is clearly not among mobile phone manufacturers but the war is between software manufacturers, and in this case,Apple iOS and Google Android (Katie, 2012). Currently, the competition between Apple iOS and Google Android is so close such that it becomes difficult to tell the superior operating system (Ian, 2011). Undeniably, each mobile platform has ... function at a time and exit running applications when they need to open another application. The Android second advantage is that the Google Android OS supports several Social Integration and Google functionali...

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... the jury's decision also affects how smartphones and tablets will be made in the future. Apple relied on their patents to stifle the growth of Google's operating system, Android, which is used by Samsung and other device makers. In the second quarter, Android phones represented 68% of smartphone shipments, ... with Apple anymore,'" said Christopher Marlett, CEO of MDB Capital Group, an investment bank specializing in intellectual property. "I think it may come down to Google having to indemnify these guys, if it wants them to continue using Android" (USA Today). The Apple-Samsung case r...

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