Editorial: Gatner Using Crystal Ball For Mobile ...

http://www.netbooknews.com Gatner has come out with its latest round of mobile computing predictions and its clear that they must be using a crystal ball to come up with their predictions. Roberta Cozza of Gartner is a self proclaimed "Mobile Device" specialists who produces regular Press Releases making predictions on the long term direction of the mobile computing ecosystem. Let's take a look at September 10th, 2010 a mere 8 months ago. To remind you of the facts that were already on the tablet back in September we're shocked that she could have come up with the facts and figures below. Back then we already know about Windows Mobile 7, the problems between Nokia & Intel were already brewing and pretty much any smartphone hobbiest could have told you that Symbian was a dead end or at least loosing its luster. Even with these facts on the table Roberta made the following statement for a 4 year prediction: The worldwide mobile OS market is dominated by four players: Symbian, Android, Research In Motion and IOS. Launch of updated operating systems - Such as Apple iOS 4, the BlackBerry OS 6, 3 and Symbian Symbian 4, and Windows Mobile 7 - will help maintain strong growth in smartphones in 2H10 and 2011 and spur innovation.