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It really looks like WebKit is going to become the standard for mobile browsing. Google, Palm, Apple, and Nokia are all in the WebKit camp and now RIM. Who do

by mdasen 17y ago

It really looks like WebKit is going to become the standard for mobile browsing. Google, Palm, Apple, and Nokia are all in the WebKit camp and now RIM. Who does that leave now that RIM is going WebKit? Microsoft? Opera clearly has its own engine, but they don't control a platform.

ZeroGravitas 17y ago
Nokia also currently have a Gecko-based browser on their Maemo platform which seems to aimed at the high-end and future development of the market. And Mozilla have launched Firefox for that same platform too, with work underway on Android.
- icefox 17y ago
  Nokia also owns trolltech which has QtWebKit, so they can have both a webkit and gecko based browser.
- Zev 17y ago
  Nokia uses WebKit in their S60 platform. WebKit's trac even has a branch for their old fork (which, afaik, has been merged into mainline by now).
lanstein 17y ago
I don't know how Opera is on other mobile platforms, but on Android the UI is absolutely rotten.
- mattmcknight 17y ago
  It crashed my BB, the only app to do so. Uninstalled.
- nradov 17y ago
  Opera Mini (JME) works great on my Motorola stupid phone.
  - CrazedGeek 17y ago
    The issue is that (IIRC) they use Mini on Android instead of Mobile. Better for them (Mini's already written in Java), worse for others (Mobile is a much more capable browser). Hopefully Mini 5 will be more awesome and this will cease to be an issue. The beta looks promising.
  - philwelch 17y ago
    I have to commend that turn of phrase, "stupid phone". It reminds me of "land line phone", not a term that even existed until there was enough of a viable alternative to distinguish itself from.
- statictype 17y ago
  Opera used to be the only mobile browser that would decently render sites and support ajax (before webkit became the standard). Even now, I think, on Microsoft-based PDAs Opera offers the best available browsing experience

by mdasen 17y ago

ZeroGravitas 17y ago

Nokia also currently have a Gecko-based browser on their Maemo platform which seems to aimed at the high-end and future development of the market. And Mozilla have launched Firefox for that same platform too, with work underway on Android.

icefox 17y ago
Nokia also owns trolltech which has QtWebKit, so they can have both a webkit and gecko based browser.
Zev 17y ago
Nokia uses WebKit in their S60 platform. WebKit's trac even has a branch for their old fork (which, afaik, has been merged into mainline by now).

lanstein 17y ago

I don't know how Opera is on other mobile platforms, but on Android the UI is absolutely rotten.

mattmcknight 17y ago
It crashed my BB, the only app to do so. Uninstalled.
nradov 17y ago
Opera Mini (JME) works great on my Motorola stupid phone.
- CrazedGeek 17y ago
  The issue is that (IIRC) they use Mini on Android instead of Mobile. Better for them (Mini's already written in Java), worse for others (Mobile is a much more capable browser). Hopefully Mini 5 will be more awesome and this will cease to be an issue. The beta looks promising.
- philwelch 17y ago
  I have to commend that turn of phrase, "stupid phone". It reminds me of "land line phone", not a term that even existed until there was enough of a viable alternative to distinguish itself from.
statictype 17y ago
Opera used to be the only mobile browser that would decently render sites and support ajax (before webkit became the standard). Even now, I think, on Microsoft-based PDAs Opera offers the best available browsing experience