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I also can't help but feel like developing for the iphone is like developing for a soon-to-be-obsolete technology. I don't know when we should expect to see and

• pxlpshr 18y ago
  "those who want to write great software, control the hardware." Hence Apple's focus on controlling the entire process... The same shift has occurred in gaming with consoles taking over as the development platform of choice. So, I see the best cell phone apps existing on the iPhone for this very reason and furthermore, produced by significantly smaller studios. The iPhone SDK + iTunes distribution is a garage-programmers delight for anyone seeking to capitalize. The problem with Android is the burden of designing around hundreds upon thousands of hardware combinations that exist in an open market. It also completely ignores the entire experience from distribution to installation on the phone; point A to point B can have a lot of barriers which has prohibited a sizable phone software market in the past. Apple has solved this too.
  • davidw 18y ago
    > The problem with Android is the burden of designing around hundreds upon thousands of hardware combinations that exist in an open market. For many people, that's an opportunity, not a problem. The width and breadth of the current cell phone market indicates that variety is something that the market values, and a one-size-fits-all phone is never going to conquer that large a share of the overall market. Also, consider the many vertical and niche applications that will only be possible on a platform like Android, where you have more control.