The report doesn’t deliver all bad news for Apple. iOS continued to dominate in regulated industries, accounting for 79 percent of public sector device activations, and 76 percent, 70 percent and 65 percent in the healthcare, insurance and financial industries respectively. “Now more than ever, organizations require a platform that enables them to deploy secure-based apps while protecting end user privacy with containerization”. “This disruption similarly affects operating system loyalty, with more benefit to Android than to iOS”. “Our analysis suggests that switching mobile carriers correlates with iOS users switching to Android, but not Android users to switching to iOS”. This is because Android is significantly larger than the iOS platform so it’s a better target for hackers.
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“The dynamic between Apple iOS and Google Android is not well understood”, said CIRP co-founder Josh Lowitz. But that switch generally happens in one direction, and it’s not in Apple’s favor. While the operating system continues to hold the highest market share (64 percent), Android (32 percent, up from 26 percent) and Windows (3 percent) grew over the quarter.
The new wallpapers boast of abstract designs, planets suspended in a black background, and other styles featuring a burst of colors, 9to5Mac wrote.
During Apple’s most recent earnings call in July, CEO Tim Cook offered a different take on the state of his company’s platform.
According to Mashable, along with a range of other introductory features which now even includes the transport routes in the map, Apple’s focus is more on providing an effortless and swift experience on its devices for the regular user.
In addition to the Apple iOS 9 beta for public, the tech giant also releases Developer Beta versions frequently.
The advantage for iOS was that it encompasses just one system, the iPhone or iPad, as opposed to multiple, and, pertinently, had more frequent software updates.
It’s a stark difference in comparison to the desktop market, where OS is just under 14pc, however, again, considering Apple’s profitability, this, too, can be seen in a positive light for the company.
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Android moved ahead of iOS for the first time in high-tech sectors, (increasing to 53 percent) and saw significant gains in energy (48 percent) and manufacturing (42 percent). Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
