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But it does have incentive for app developers on other platforms to port code to their own platform.

by onedev 11y ago

servercobra 11y ago
They incentivize people porting to iOS by being a great platform with tons of customers, many of which are willing to pay. That's why so many apps launch on iOS first (much to my dismay as a diehard Android user). Why Google hasn't done this, I don't know. Seems like it is in their best interest and something they're already doing internally. They use the shared web/Android/iOS code concept for Inbox (but not HTML/JS)[1] and probably other projects. [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/how-google-inbox-shares-70-of-its-code-across-android-ios-and-the-web/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/how-go...
- rhodysurf 11y ago
  Dont they use this j2objc? https://github.com/google/j2objc https://github.com/google/j2objc
jbigelow76 11y ago
Apple probably doesn't concern itself with any developers that don't want to be on their platform. In fact they probably find the notion so inconceivable that they wouldn't see any value in that developer's app. Are there any "unicorn" apps that are Android only and intend to stay that way?
- aianus 11y ago
  > Are there any "unicorn" apps that are Android only and intend to stay that way? Chrome? Also Gmail, Google Now, and Facebook Messenger on iOS are garbage compared to Android.
  - jbigelow76 11y ago
    Chrome? I could be wrong but I am pretty sure I am typing this response in Chrome on a Windows box right now, so maybe not the best example of an Android only app.
    - aianus 11y ago
      I figured we were talking in the context of Android vs. iOS.
      - jbigelow76 11y ago
        Fair enough. But even Chrome missing from iOS is mostly just an annoyance to tech types. Nobody is trading in their iPhone for a Nexus just to get Chrome, it's not the same as when Instagram was iOS only.
  - myko 11y ago
    Chrome is available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chrome/id15979771 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chrome/id15979771 It's just stuck being the Chrome around UIWebView instead of fully featured Chrome, which is unfortunate.
  - squints 11y ago
    Chrome is available on the App store, friend.
- onedev 11y ago
  Absolutely and I don't think any other company could think in this way and succeed as wildly as Apple have.
- breckenedge 11y ago
  Torque Pro[1] -- it's the reason I bought my first Android phone. On the flip side, there's ForeFlight[2]. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torq... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foreflight-mobile/id333252638?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foreflight-mobile/id33325263...

But it does have incentive for app developers on other platforms to port code to their own platform.

by onedev 11y ago

But it does have incentive for app developers on other platforms to port code to their own platform.

They incentivize people porting to iOS by being a great platform with tons of customers, many of which are willing to pay. That's why so many apps launch on iOS first (much to my dismay as a diehard Android user). Why Google hasn't done this, I don't know. Seems like it is in their best interest and something they're already doing internally. They use the shared web/Android/iOS code concept for Inbox (but not HTML/JS)[1] and probably other projects. [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/how-google-inbox-shares-70-of-its-code-across-android-ios-and-the-web/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/how-go...

rhodysurf 11y ago
Dont they use this j2objc? https://github.com/google/j2objc https://github.com/google/j2objc

jbigelow76 11y ago

Apple probably doesn't concern itself with any developers that don't want to be on their platform. In fact they probably find the notion so inconceivable that they wouldn't see any value in that developer's app. Are there any "unicorn" apps that are Android only and intend to stay that way?

aianus 11y ago
> Are there any "unicorn" apps that are Android only and intend to stay that way? Chrome? Also Gmail, Google Now, and Facebook Messenger on iOS are garbage compared to Android.
- jbigelow76 11y ago
  Chrome? I could be wrong but I am pretty sure I am typing this response in Chrome on a Windows box right now, so maybe not the best example of an Android only app.
  - aianus 11y ago
    I figured we were talking in the context of Android vs. iOS.
    - jbigelow76 11y ago
      Fair enough. But even Chrome missing from iOS is mostly just an annoyance to tech types. Nobody is trading in their iPhone for a Nexus just to get Chrome, it's not the same as when Instagram was iOS only.
- myko 11y ago
  Chrome is available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chrome/id15979771 https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/chrome/id15979771 It's just stuck being the Chrome around UIWebView instead of fully featured Chrome, which is unfortunate.
- squints 11y ago
  Chrome is available on the App store, friend.
onedev 11y ago
Absolutely and I don't think any other company could think in this way and succeed as wildly as Apple have.
breckenedge 11y ago
Torque Pro[1] -- it's the reason I bought my first Android phone. On the flip side, there's ForeFlight[2]. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torq... [2] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foreflight-mobile/id333252638?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/foreflight-mobile/id33325263...