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I really hope these devices give Apple a run for their money. As of now, the iPhone is quickly becoming the Windows of the mobile phone world in that applicati
by mdasen 17y ago
I really hope these devices give Apple a run for their money. As of now, the iPhone is quickly becoming the Windows of the mobile phone world in that application developers are dedicating their time and energy into developing for the iPhone with other platforms being an afterthought (if at all).
Not that I don't love Apple, but due to a large family plan I can't switch carriers. Plus, it's always good when multiple companies can compete effectively. As a long time Mac user - back from the days before the Mac was cool again - I remember how hard it was to get good quality apps. The web, becoming more and more of a platform, and Apple's return to prosperity changed that.
Maybe I'm just being a worrier (it's been known to happen), but I'd like to see another platform drum up the developer community that the iPhone has. I'd rather that the mobile space had better competition than the desktop space did, say, 9 years ago.
- vaksel 17y agoThey don't even have to do that. Considering you can only get the iPhone from AT&T, that leaves plenty of other carriers for the android powered ones
- rimantas 17y agoIt is interesting to think about dynamics of the mobile space: two years ago iPhone was not yet released, iPhone SDK is just over a year old and to work with it you have to learn the "exotic" Obj-C…