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Originally Posted by nikkie
This is not particularly true.
Brew application on verizon phones all require Brew developer certs ....
Until recently, a surprising number of phones were VERY locked down, such that one couldn't develop an application for them even if they wanted to. On certain platforms you could develop an app, but there was (1) no means for distribution or (2) the distribution network cost a fortune and required legitimate business backing, prohibiting exploration of the mobile space.... |
I don't know Brew, but I trust you are right.
But I was initially a Palm OS user (O.K., had a Newton way, way back), then got WM 6+, then finally, when the iPhone got GPS, I got one (although my wife has had an iPhone since the first version).
Neither Palm, nor WM, had nowhere near the restrictions of the iPhone.
Initially, I was in love with the iPhone, but basic stuff, like marginal GPS performance, the long wait for cut and paste, and now the Flash and Java ban, have made me disillusioned with the platform. There is a good chance that when the HTC Evo comes out, I will dump my iPhone and switch to Android (and immediately install OS 2.2 on it
The iPad is a watershed product, with great design, but fundamentally flawed, IMO.
I think Jobs is biting more than he can chew, and the i-platform will become another market niche. He failed with Apple TV, and failed to gather support for his plan to get TV and movie bundles within the iPad ecosystem. Such exclusives would have ensured the long-term viability of the iPad.
Instead, Google is gathering steam in mobiles, and now is moving into TV as well. Their ecosystem is much more open and thus potentially more robust, and IMO within a couple of years will have a dominant presence.
Anyway, don't mean to hijack your thread, although it has already been turned into a free-for-all.