Tuesday 11 November 2014

Google Android 5.0 Vs Windows 10



We have been constantly getting hints for the convergence of mobile and desktop markets, and these hints are not just from industry experts but the head honchos of two largest tech titans: Google and Microsoft. The once been obscure, when five years ago Sergy Brin predicted the very influential convergence of Android and Chrome OS, is now more apparent with the Microsoft emphasizing on "One Windows" strategy. It is the tech intellects who are going to reap the maximum benefits; however, there is a long time ahead to complete this picture. But even these tech intellects will have a tough time to choose between Google Android 5.0 and Windows 10.
Google Android 5.0 Vs Windows 10
 
If the efforts of Google being considered, it is clearly indicated that this mega giant tech company is continually trying to pave its way for this convergence with the appearance of Android Apps on Chromebooks and vice versa. The efforts seem to take shape in the major convergence of Google's mobile and desktop operating systems when Google asked the VP of Android, Hiroshi Lockheimer to lead the Chrome engineering team.

Windows market is vast but segregated into Windows RT, Windows Phone, and Windows 8. The best part of this segregation is that all these systems are immensely compatible with each other; Microsoft is working to eradicate some of the incompatibilities with the introduction of a single cross-platform OS.
The market is all set to witness the thrilling clash between the two tech giants or the massive unification of mobile and desktop market.

How Google plans to expand into PCs?


According to statistics, Microsoft's Windows Phone lags behind from a major distance as compared to Android. Presently, android is installed on 84.7% of the entire smartphones of the world whereas windows phone is spread only over 2.5%. The biggest challenges for the Google is to move beyond Mobile Devices, which the company has tried by launching Android as a full laptop OS, a rather awkward and expensive move. Android-powered HP Slatebook 14 is launched by Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), which proved to become a considerably bad step with poor optimization of Android on the device and high price up to $430. However, Chromebooks has remained in the good books of tech intellects with the total sale value of 14.2 million by 2017 yet it has only 2% of market representation.

Google is constantly trying to revitalize its Chromebooks market with the launch of "Chromebooks for Work" highlighting exclusive Android features such as "Easy Unlock", Android notifications, and a variety of Android apps.

How Microsoft plans to expand into mobile?


And when it comes to PC market, Microsoft has efficiently proven itself as a leader with over 90% of the share in the world's PC market. Clarifying the statistics on smaller fragmented units, 12% of PC users have Windows 8/8.1, 24% uses Windows XP, and 53% are using Windows 7.

The first move for this expansion requires Microsoft to convince its users to upgrade to Windows 10. Second would be to integrate Windows 10 phones with PCs. According to Microsoft, Windows 10 interface can scale down between phone, desktop, tablets, and others on the same kernel. Therefore, a single data can be shared and saved on multiple platforms through cloud.

The final verdict


The clash seems to be more interesting but for the consumers, the high-end benefit is coming from the convergence of the two companies. Both the companies are the leader of their its territory, but the challenge is to win the one another. The importance will be to launch something better in terms of compatibility, features, and performance. However, it is up to the users to turn away from Chromebooks or to undermine Windows 10 phones.

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