Android still dominates global operating system market(2)

"Some of the so-called homegrown systems are backed by government. But they are not being developed to meet the real needs of consumers and markets," Sui said, adding they have a lack of support from app developers too.

Shen from Gartner says that building a successful OS requires the support of an entire ecosystem.

"You need to have enough users to attract app developers. But with not enough apps, it is difficult for any system to attract users. The longer these vendors depend on Android, the bigger the Android ecosystem will become, and the less chance there is for a new comer to defeat it," she said.