Mobile Operating Systems in 2014
As a mobile developer, it's good to be familiar with the most important platforms in the mobile space. Apart from the two dominant platforms, iOS and Android, there are other important players, such as Windows Phone, and also a few open source platforms like Ubuntu Touch and Firefox OS. In this article, I'll talk about the most important mobile operating systems, their current state, and how they're performing in the current mobile landscape. 1. Google: Android KitKat With a market share of 81%, Google's Android operating system is by far the most popular mobile operating system and this won't change in 2014. Android is based on the Linux kernel and applications for the platform are predominantly written in Java. What does this mean for mobile developers? First of all, it's fairly easy to get an application listed in Google's Play Store—as opposed to Apple's App Store. Developers pay a one-time signup fee of $25, which allows developers to publish as man