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Because as developers, you don't develop for a specific piece of mobile hardware, you develop for an OS. If Windows Phone is gaining ground in markets you care
by cheald 13y ago
Because as developers, you don't develop for a specific piece of mobile hardware, you develop for an OS.
If Windows Phone is gaining ground in markets you care about, you'd best care about it, regardless of the specific hardware being talked about. We're comparing ecosystems here, not hardware. We can compare "Windows Phone Phones vs iOS phones" if that makes you feel more comfortable.
- girvo 13y agoHey, yeah I agree with you that as developers it matters. Sorry, my post was influenced by another discussion recently about this topic; I was looking at it from a consumer perspective. Now there are some arguments to be made as to why consumers would care as well, but in my experience those arguments might hold true for people like us on HN but not for your average commenter on The Verge (for example).
- cheald 13y agoWell, it matters for consumers too - ecosystem familiarity and lock-in is a big deal. If I buy a bunch of apps in one ecosystem, I have a sunk cost that's going to keep me in that ecosystem. Another ecosystem gaining dominance might mean any number of things as to how I use the device. Consider, for example, if Chile becomes dominated by the Windows Phone. All your good useful local apps - your local versions of Yelps, Zagats, OpenTables, etc - are going to go Windows Phone first. The services that matter most in the community you're in are going to go where the marketshare is - and as an iPhone user, you might be left waiting to catch up.
- Touche 13y ago> Because as developers, you don't develop for a specific piece of mobile hardware, you develop for an OS. Speak for yourself, I develop for the web.
- aeturnum 13y agoWell, do you test on mobile IE? Should you?