iPhone 4.0 OS: Playing catch-up with the rest

Steve Jobs annonced the iPhone 4.0 OS today calling it beautiful, fantastic, etc. But if you look at the feature details there is nothing new or revolutionary about it. This new OS has just become at par with the rest of the gang consisting of Google Android and Palm WebOS. So what’s the big deal?

Here’re some of the highlights of the new OS:

  • Multiple applications running in parallel
  • Background location services
  • Background audio
  • Skype
  • Pandora in the background
  • Custom wallpapers

Now here’s a question:
Which of the following mobile operating systems already have these features?

A. Google Android

B. Palm WebOS

C. All of the above

The correct answer is C. All of the above. Give yourself a pat on the back if got it right.

The iPhone 4.0 OS is just playing catch-up with Android and WebOS. Will it be successful? Sure, what with all the die-hard fans it is difficult to make anything Apple a failure.

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