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"If what you produce sucks, the word will get around quick; having used the official Android toolchain won’t save you." This is the biggest weakness in Apple's
by andr 17y ago
"If what you produce sucks, the word will get around quick; having used the official Android toolchain won’t save you."
This is the biggest weakness in Apple's argument. Watch crowds of developers trying to create their first 3D engine to replace Unity3D.
Oh, how I long for an Android tablet on par with the iPad.
- bmelton 17y agoFor as much as I like my iPad, I agree with you 100%. I'm not crazy about the hardware as much as I am the OS (which is basically just iphone OS), and I know that with Apple's developer restrictions (and that I don't know Objective C, and probably won't bother to learn it because of Apple's developer restrictions) it'll never be more than a toy for me until somebody builds an app that makes it an appliance. As of right now, Epicurious comes closest to this goal, of transforming it into a purpose-built piece of hardware. The obvious counter-argument to this is to build apps as HTML(4 or 5) for the iPad, and then they should "just work" whenever an Android competitor comes out, but for now, the iPad's lack of slide animations in Safari bugs the living hell out of me.
- dagw 17y agoregarding your last question and depending on your definition of "on par", my bet is currently on www.notionink.com.
- flogic 17y agoI really hope the Adam succeeds. It really looks like a neat device.
- tcdent 17y agoThe Adam is really gong to sink or swim because of it's UI, which is (AFAIK) non-existent, or just basic Android, at this point.
- dagw 17y agoThe Adam has one other huge potential selling point in its pixelQi screen. If pixelQi works as advertised and people get a chance to experience it, I can see that swinging it for the Adam for people who primarily want a tablet to read text on.