Apple and Google release the latest iteration of their OS annually, with updated security protection, new media codec support, and user-interface improvements, but the OS upgrade disparity between them is not good for app and media owners.
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Slow updating harms 50 million US smartphone users’ media experience
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David Tett
Follow AnalystPrincipal Analyst, Addressable Consumer Devices
David is Omdia’s principal analyst looking into addressable consumer devices in the visual entertainment team, providing media and telco clients with intel on the device ownership landscape and hardware uptake across the world. Previously he was responsible for Omdia’s forecasting into the mobile and telecoms market within the market data analytics & modelling team.
David joined Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2018, and before joining Omdia, he was a market analyst, responsible for tracking, analyzing, and forecasting the worldwide TV, home video, and media streamer markets at Futuresource Consulting. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Cardiff University.
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