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- adjective Attributive form of
operating system , noun.
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Examples
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We expect some closed operating-system vendors will probably try to build credentials directly into the handset.
RIM, Carriers Fight Over Digital Wallet Phred Dvorak 2011
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Apple 's operating-system update may well be the next prong in the strategy.
Apple Sees a Ripe Corporate Market Ian Sherr 2010
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You hardly ever see an operating-system developer reach down to a user's computer to yank an existing app and then install an update without prior notice to the user about either action.
Google activates 'kill switch' to remove Android malware 2011
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More than 20 companies are developing products utilizing Qualcomm Snapdragon, including the leading Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating-system smartphones by HTC, Motorola (NYSE: MOT), Sony-Ericsson and Samsung.
Will The iPad Kill The Laptop? Darcy Travlos 2010
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Symbian had 30.8% of the smartphone operating-system market in the 2010 fourth quarter, according to preliminary estimates from Strategy Analytics.
Nokia Calls Microsoft for Help Hester Plumridge 2011
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RIM and other operating-system vendors like Microsoft Corp. and Apple can make money by licensing their systems to carmakers.
RIM Hopes Cars Drive PlayBook Sales Phred Dvorak 2011
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Today's ecosystem wars are in many respects just a revisitation of yesteryear's operating-system wars.
Game Over for BlackBerry? Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2012
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Earlier this month, RIM said it had recalled 1,000 PlayBooks due to an operating-system problem.
Hopeful Signals Emerge for RIM's PlayBook Stuart Weinberg 2011
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So while Apple Inc. is litigating over iPhone software and Google Inc. is in court defending its operating-system code, FURminator Inc. is battling to protect its own technology: "a pet grooming tool, for use with a furry pet."
A Pet Grooming Tool Unleashes a Dogfight of a Patent Battle Justin Scheck 2012
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You hardly ever see an operating-system developer reach down to a user's computer to yank an existing app and then install an update without prior notice to the user about either action.
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