There is something missing in Woz' argumentation: "He likens Android’s success to that of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, along with the flaws and challe

There is something missing in Woz' argumentation: "He likens Android’s success to that of Microsoft’s Windows operating system, along with the flaws and challenges of that model." Problem is: there has for a long time been such an OS on the market: Windows Mobile. It didn't become dominant over time, on the contrary, it is currently in survival mode. Android is more like Linux. Linux didn't become dominant on the Desktop, but Android (i.e. Linux) will fare better on smartphones because smartphones don't rely on an huge existing base of applications and IT-support departments. If Woz' argument was true: Why did RIM (and in Europe, Nokia) and other vertical integrators get the lions share[1] of the smartphone market when the "winner" strategy was already present in the market? They did because the rules are different for the smartphone market than the desktop PC market. [1] http://www.asymco.com/2010/11/03/what-do-you-have-to-believe-for-an-android-dominated-future/ http://www.asymco.com/2010/11/03/what-do-you-have-to-believe...