Android & Windows Phone
Difference
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Android
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Windows Phone
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Company/ Developer
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Google
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Microsoft
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Programmed in
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Java, C, C++
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C, C++
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OS family
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Unix-like
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Windows
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Initial release
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September 23, 2008
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October 21, 2010
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Supported platforms
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ARM, MIPS, x86, I.MX
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x86
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License
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Apache License 2.0
Linux kernel patches under GNU GPL v2
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Commercial proprietary software
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Default user interface
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Graphical (Multi-touch)
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Graphical (Metro UI)
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Working state
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Current
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Current
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Source model
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Open source software
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Closed-source
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Updates
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Updates are provided by different parties in the consortium.
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Updates are only done by Microsoft.
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Applications
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Applications are created by an open community of developers.
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Applications are created by tie up companies and Microsoft.
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Touch style
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Capacitive technology
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Capacitive technology
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Offers native support for
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Google Sync for Gmail, Contacts, and Google Calendar.
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Mail, Exchange, Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Windows Market, etc.
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Number of applications
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Over 700,000 applications
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Limited number of applications.
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Language support
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Multiple language support
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Multiple language support
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