Irrespective of whether we are part of Team Apple or Team Android, it’s fair to say that smart phone users love their gadgets. What once was a portable device that allowed us to make calls has transformed into something more sophisticated than that. As Jenkins mentioned we can no longer just buy a mobile phone that can make calls! Smart phones are essentially akin to little computers. As Shirky mentions, wireless mobility on our smart phones has made using the internet has become integrated into our daily lives. It’s an integral part of the infrastructure of a device. We can check emails, apply for jobs, play games, order a pizza all using mobile internet access.
However, the operating systems behind your Apple or Android phone is what distinguishes what you can and can’t do with your device. The programming behind those illuminating screens are the forefront of the ideological conflict of technological convergence.
Apple has what Zittrain has described as a ‘functionally locked in’ system. Essentially, everything in the iPhone is designed, coded and programmed by Apple. You as the consumer are not permitted to change anything. If you have the urge to tinker with the device, Apple threatens to switch off your phone!
On the other side, there is the Android operating system. Android allows anyone to see the codes for their devices. They give the consumer the freedom to tinker with their system. Android systems encourage technological innovation though contribution by others. This idea was the forefront of the Apple II computer, the internet and even the Twitter hashtag!
breakthroughthescreen 
