Choose your operating system wisely

On the computing side of things choosing an operating system is pretty simple: either you get a Windows PC or you opc for a Mac.
 In the tablet world, however, there are at least five different platforms vying for your attention.

 Google's Android OS is used on the majority of tablets.

 

Apple's iOS, which powers the iPad 2, iPhone and iPod touch, currently leads the pack, thanks to its compatibility with a massive selection of more than 300.
000 apps.
  Google Android is however, on the march.
The platform behind the majority of non-Apple tablet offerings, it will be available on more than a dozen major releases in 2011.
Current tablets offer Android versions 1.6.2.0.2.1 and 2.2. But the one to watch out for is Android 3.0 (also known as Honeycomb).
This will be available on the newer lOin tablets such as the Motorola Xoom.
Android has slightly better multitasking than Apple's IOS.
and it's a more open system with a wider range of apps.
Research in Motion has entered the fray with its BlackBerry Tablet OS.
which will debut on its BlackBerry PlayBook.
One quirk is that it only works in horizontal format, but it's a smooth interface and promises integration with BlackBerry Messenger software.
HP will be launching WebOS with itsTouchPad.
This offers a slick interface that makes it easy to work on multiple items at once.
It also offers close integration to all of HP's other products (such as printers) and a host of apps will be available.
In among all this Microsoft continues to advance Windows 7, although it's not a bespoke tablet OS and is really better suited to laptops.
If you have already sworn allegiance to one platform or another, your choice could be an easy one.
But if you prefer to base your decision on a careful comparison of features and utility, the coming barrage of tablet operating systems could make the old Windows' Mac platform war look like a teddy bear's picnic.
Apple iPad and Google Android tablets are the safe bets;WebOS and BlackBerry Tablet OS are the more esoteric options.