Apple's iOS operating system - The basis for the success of the iPhone and iPad

Apple's iOS operating system was designed for the Mac but now operates scores of mobile devices and is the platform for 350,000 apps. But it is not immune to criticism, especially about its guidelines and its hesitance to use Flash.


 The first iPhone, which hit the market about four years ago, truly awed most users and amazed some of the giants of the mobile phone industry. Now, there's hardly a manufacturer who doesn't have at least one phone that mimics the iPhone model.

The iOS operating system, which redefined the use of mobile gadgets, deserves some of that credit, especially since it now runs the iPod touch, the iPad and the Apple TV set-top box.

Thanks to the tightly linked smartphone and app store Dell studio 1555 battery , providing access to all manner of application, Apple set the bar for everyone else.

'With iPhone and the App Store, Apple offers a complete ecosystem that makes things easier for its users,' says Juergen Kuri, chief editor of German tech website heise online.

That close-linked nature might irk some. 'But Google's Android could only be as successful as it is because it had a similar ecosystem,' Kuri says

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After activation via iTunes, iPhone users have access to about 350,000 apps. But Apple's selectivity in picking which apps may be sold on the store has sparked some criticism, especially since some apps have been removed for reasons not entirely understood.

Attempts to block an app for internet telephony from rival Google led to a long and intense battle that eventually involved US telecoms regulators. There was the suspicion that Apple was coming under pressure from its telecom partner AT&T to pull the app because it provided cheap or free calls over the internet.

Since then, Apple has publicized its guidelines for publishing apps. Apple has also pointed out that its oversight of which software is made available provides built-in quality control for consumers.

Apple's refusal to support multimedia Flash Hp 6735b battery Dell d630 battery technology has also led to some talk. The format, which is very popular online, is used for playing moving images, like short videos. Apple's competitors make much in advertisements of the fact that they can use Flash.

The iOS system has the same Unix foundation as the Apple computer operating system Mac OS X. Unlike Windows, Mac OS X was very early in getting plugged into mobile hardware, says Stephan Ehrmann, chief editor of the magazine Mac & i.

And while Mac OS is the basis for the mobile system, it also profits from its offspring. With the release of version 10.6.6, Apple now also offers an App Store where the more deskbound can also download software.
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