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"Fragmented platforms is a programmers hell. Universal apps and the same operating system across all devices is surely the future." That's not going to happen,
by bobajeff 11y ago
"Fragmented platforms is a programmers hell. Universal apps and the same operating system across all devices is surely the future."
That's not going to happen, sorry. Windows and OSX for the desktop and Android and iOS for mobile devices is how it's going to stay for a quite some time.
- sp332 11y agoAndroid and iOS are already trying to be better desktop OSes, and Ubuntu and Windows are trying to be better phone OSes. I don't think it's going to take that long to bridge the gap.
- bobajeff 11y agoIt's not up to the platform whether it gets marketshare or not. It's up to the market. For Desktops and Phones the winners have already been chosen.
- sp332 11y agoPeople get new phones every 2-4 years, and carriers are pushing people to upgrade even faster. If there's a really compelling new platform, we could see a huge shift on that time scale.
- bobajeff 11y agoNo Operating System can be that compelling to prompt such a dramatic shift in four years. People aren't really compelled by such things.