Mobile operating systems

[Win32]

Some people get very worked up about this. The reason is a mystery to me, as they're very similar in what they do, but I give the edge to Android, on the ground that it allows you to install apps from outside the official app store.

On the other hand, I have no idea what Google was thinking when it decided to rename the Android Market the "Google Play Store."

[Win32]

Yeah, on the second thought, I probably should have included them. I think Windows Phone's market share is pretty dismal, though. Anyone have usage data?

[Win32]

Come to think of it, I left out a second complaint about iOS: Apple won't allow genuine alternatives to Safari in its app store. When you download Chrome for iOS, what you get is basically Safari with a Chrome skin superimposed on it. Worse, it's Safari without Safari's JavaScript accelerator.

I guess the big down side to Android devices is that you aren't assured of timely upgrades. (My Droid X still runs Gingerbread 2.3.3.) You can always get a Galaxy Nexus, though.

[Win32]

Well, my iOs has been anything but reliable. And I hear a lot of good things about Android. I'm inclined to lean that way at this point.

What device are you using? I noticed my iPad (first generation) slowed down a hair or two after upgrading to iOS 5. I think it's starved for RAM.