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As first step I switched from terrible Android TV to WebOs and it's absolutely amazing OS. I wonder why nobody is using it in smartphones.
by novaRom 7y ago
As first step I switched from terrible Android TV to WebOs and it's absolutely amazing OS. I wonder why nobody is using it in smartphones.
- untog 7y agoApps. That, to me, seems like the real barrier for any new smartphone platform. It happened with Windows Phone, a platform backed by a huge company and even using a very popular language and platform. I think WebOS and Firefox OS were before their time a little given the rise of progressive web apps, but I still don't think they're a complete answer until they can use native UI elements.
- HillaryBriss 7y agoyeah. this discussion seems to mix up android's success as an ecosystem and android's quality as an OS and a technical achievement. android's large market share is attributable to many things beyond the software itself, which, in any case, owes a heavy debt to Linux. replacing android as an ecosystem will require enticing a large 3rd party developer base to write apps. the worldwide android developer community is full of developers eager to you know, like, make actual money on their apps. if Huawei can create a new app marketplace where that happens for these developers, they should be able to attract abundant talent. they should imitate Apple, not Google.
- krackers 7y ago>WebOs and it's absolutely amazing OS. I wonder why nobody is using it in smartphones. It used to be [1], but was a victim of HP's incompetence. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Pre https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Pre