This is certainly somewhat unexpected. Especially given who everyone is competing with but Samsung, Creative, and some others are releasing mobile platforms of their own. Not sure what chances these have against Apple & Google. Regardless of what you or I think these new platforms do seem to bring a lot to the table with regard to user-interface design.
PLATFORMS:
- Aliyun OS
- Apple - iPhone OS
- Baidu Yi (based on Android)
- Google - Android (user-interface replacements Aro, Borqs, HTC - Sense UI, Intuitive User Interfaces, CyanogenMod, Fluffy Spider, petitpetit PTPT, Rightware - Kanzi, Samsung - TouchWiz, SPB Shell 3D)
- Microsoft - Windows Mobile (user-interface replacements HTC - Sense UI, Intuitive User Interfaces, SPB Mobile Shell)
- Mozilla - Firefox OS
- Open webOS
- RIM - BlackBerry OS
- Sailfish
- Samsung - bada
- Smartisan (based on Android)
- Tizen
APP STORES:
- Apple Apps
- Samsung Apps
DISCONTINUED:
- ACCESS Linux Platform (user-interface replacements ELSE Mobile)
- Azingo
- Creative - Plaszma OS
- MeeGo (merger of Moblin & Maemo)
- Nokia Ovi
- Symbian
