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Mobile OS, Android & iOS
Mountain View, United States37.42°N 122.08°W
computed criticality17/100
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Android + iOS ~99% of smartphones; Google/Apple duopoly
2024Fault line
Two American systems, Android and iOS, govern nearly all smartphones and access to apps. This duopoly controls software distribution and the economic rules of the whole mobile ecosystem.
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Google (Android)
Apple (iOS)
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