Android (operating system) tablet-specific iOS applications. Despite app support in its infancy, a considerable number of Android tablets, like the Barnes & Noble Nook (alongside those using other operating systems, such as the HP TouchPad and BlackBerry PlayBook) were rushed out to market in an attempt to capitalize on the success of the iPad. "InfoWorld" has suggested that some Android manufacturers initially treated their first tablets as a "Frankenphone business", a short-term low-investment opportunity by placing a smartphone-optimized Android OS (before Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" for tablets was available) on a device while neglecting user interface. This approach, such as with the Dell Streak,
VM (operating system) VM (operating system) VM (often: VM/CMS) is a family of IBM virtual machine operating systems used on IBM mainframes System/370, System/390, zSeries, System z and compatible systems, including the Hercules emulator for personal computers. The first version, released in 1972, was VM/370, or officially Virtual Machine Facility/370. This was a System/370 reimplementation of earlier CP/CMS operating system. Milestone versions included VM/SP. The current version, z/VM, is still widely used as one of the main full virtualization solutions for the mainframe market. The CMS usually coupled with VM in the name refers to the Conversational Monitor System, a single-user operating system