安卓毕业设计(论文)外文翻译原文

编号：桂林电子科技大学信息科技学院毕业设计(论文)外文翻译（原文）系（部）：信息工程系专业：软件工程学生姓名：李丙炜学号：1251300326指导教师单位：计算机科学与工程学院姓名：李民政职称：教授2016年5月26日外文原文HowAndroidconqueredthemobileworldinjustthreeyearsNetworkWorld(Online),2010TheadventoftheDroidseenbymanyasturningpointforGoogleinmobilemarketIt'seasytoforgetthatnotsolongago,noonewassureifAndroidwouldeverberelevant.Afterall,theAndroidexplosionhasreallyonlyeruptedoverthepastyear,roughlytwoyearsafterAndroidmadeitsdebutinthefallof2007.SinceJanuaryalone,Androidhasdoubleditstotalmarketshareinthemobileoperatingsystemmarket,anddevicesbasedonAndroidaccountedforawhopping44%ofsmartphonespurchasedinthethirdquarterof2010,accordingtoresearchfirmChangeWave.ResearchfirmGartnerhasprojectedthatbytheendoftheyearsalesofAndroiddeviceswillexceedthosebasedontheBlackBerryOSandtheiPhoneOS,meaningthatAndroidwilltrailonlySymbianastheworld'smost-usedmobileoperatingsystem.Butforthefirsttwoyearsofitsexistence,Androidhadatoughtimemakingmajorwaves.ThefirstdevicetobebasedonAndroid,T-Mobile'sHTCG1,madeitsdebutinthefallof2008andwasmostlyovershadowedbymorehigh-profilesmartphonessuchastheAppleiPhoneandtheBlackBerryStorm.MorganSlain,theCEOofmobileapplicationsdeveloperSplashData,saysthatthislackofinitialsuccessledalotofapplicationdeveloperstohesitatebeforeinvestingtoomanyresourcesindevelopingfortheplatform,despitethefactthatitwasfreeandopensource.WestartedearlydoingAndroiddevelopmentbutatfirstitwasallhypeandnosales,hesays.Itwasanewplatformforus.Itseemedtohavealotofpotentialbutitwasfrustratingthatthereweren'tanysalescominginforus.ScottWebster,whohasbeencoveringAndroidforthepastthreeyearasoneofthefoundersofthepopularAndroidGuysblog,sayshegotasimilarvibefromdevelopershetalkedtoduringAndroid'searlyyears.Theinitialbuzzfromdeveloperswas,'Wedon'tknowwhatthisisyet,'hesays.Therewasahugewait-and-seeapproach.GooglepluggedalargechunkofcashintobringingapplicationdevelopersonboardwithAndroidbyofferingatotalof$10millioninprizesaspartofitsAndroidDeveloperChallengeduringAndroid'sinitiallaunch.Slainsaysthatwhilehiscompanyandmanyothersenteredthechallenge,theywerestillgreatlyunsureofAndroid'slong-termpotentialsincetheoperatingsystemwasn'tyetavailableonanymarqueedevicesandtherewasasensethatAndroidwasallbuzzwithoutanythingtobackitup.That'snottosaythatAndroidasadevelopmentplatformwasnotenticing.SinceAndroidisaLinuxplatformthatusesJavaasitsprogramminglanguage,mostsoftwaredevelopersonthemarketfoundthatwritingprogramsfortheoperatingsystemwasabreeze.GooglealsowentoutofitswaytomakepostinganewapplicationontheAndroidMarketasnap,asthecompanydoesnotscreenapplicationssenttothestoreandwillonlyremovethemifithasreceivedlegitimatecustomercomplaints.GoogledidalotofthingsrightwhenitdesignedAndroid,saysIDCanalystSteveDrake.Theymadeitopen,theymadeitveryclean,theytriedtokeepitsimpleintermsofitscodeandofferingsandtheymovedveryquicklytomakesureeachnewversionoftheOScontainedrealimprovements.Sotheoperatingsystemitselfwasfine.Nowallitneededwasadevicetodrivepopularity.EntertheDroidAndroidgotitsbigbreaklastNovemberwiththereleaseoftheMotorolaDroidontheVerizonnetwork.TheDroid'sreleasewasimportantbecauseitmarkedthefirsttimethatanAndroid-baseddevicewasbeingsupportedbyeitherofthenation'stwolargestwirelesscarriers.VerizondecidedtoaggressivelymarkettheDroidasabetteralternativetotheAppleiPhonebypointingoutthattheDroidhadaphysicalkeyboardandtheabilitytorunsimultaneousapplications.AndwhiletheDroiddidn'tsellasmanyunitsastheiPhone,itdidsellwellover1million,thusputtingAndroidfirmlyonthemobileoperatingsystemmap.SlainsaysthattheimpactoftheDroidonhiscompany'ssaleswasimmediateandsignificant.Wenoticedadifferenceliterallyovernight,hesays.AndeversincetheDroidlaunchit'sbeenaconsistentlystrongplatform.PaulCarton,thevicepresidentofresearchatChangeWave,notesthatinterestinMotorolaproductsamongcorporateusersdoubledbetweenAugust2009andNovember2009,asthenumberofcorporateuserssurveyedbyChangeWavewhoplannedtobuyMotorolaproductssurgedfrom5%to10%overthespanofthreemonths.WeweresurprisedbythemonstrousleapinMotorolainterestlastyear,Cartonsays.Doyouseeanythingelsethatlookslikethatayearago?It'sallbecauseofAndroid.VerizondecidedtoapplytheDroidbrandtoseveralotherAndroidphonesonitsnetwork,includingtheHTCDroidIncredible,theMotorolaDroidXandtheMotorolaDroidPro.CouplethiswiththefactthatthefirstWiMAX-basedphoneavailableintheUnitedStateswasalsobasedonAndroidandyouhaveseveralhigh-profiledevicesthathavemadeAndroidanationalbrand.Andwhat'smore,peopleseemtobeverypleasedwithAndroiddevicesas67%ofAndroiduserssurveyedbyChangeWavesaidtheywereverysatisfiedwiththeoperatingsystem,secondonlytothe71%ofiPhoneuserswhosaidtheyweresatisfiedwiththeiPhoneOS.Lookingahead,itseemsthatAndroidwilltrytomakeheadwayintotherapidlygrowingmarketfortabletcomputersthatiscurrentlybeingdominatedbyApple'siPad.AlthoughAndroidhasalreadybeenusedastheoperatingsystemfortabletssuchastheSamsungGalaxy,Googleisworkingonanewversionofthesoftwarethatwillbeoptimizedforlarge-screendevicesinwaysthatcurrentversionsaren't.WebstersaysitwillbeinterestingtoseehowmuchGoogletinkerswit