No, it doesn't. I think what you really meant popularity of a mobile OS depends on the number of apps available. In reality, a good OS really depends on the qu

No, it doesn't. I think what you really meant popularity of a mobile OS depends on the number of apps available. In reality, a good OS really depends on the quality of its API. Code you can rely on to build great apps. And, what do you mean by many have made superior OS? You meant Blackberry OS 10? Nah, it's vaporware. Or what you really meant WebOS? Nah, it's fartware. Nokiat attempts with weird funny names? Windows Mobile 8? Have you heard of DLL hell or whatever flavor of bad API Redmond throws out the windows these days? We really have two mobile OS, Android and iOS. They both have good APIs, and also some dirty little bugs inherent of any new code base. And we have to deal with it.