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> it looks disturbingly like the 8-bit computer market from the early 1980s No, handhelds is mature market with more than 10 years history. There is already kn
by ayc 19y ago
> it looks disturbingly like the 8-bit computer market from the early 1980s
No, handhelds is mature market with more than 10 years history. There is already known winner processor - ARM (of different vendors but compatible). Others (MIPS, SH3 and Motorola are gone).
Android is competitor for the Windows CE and Symbian. But WindowsCE still looks stronger. Android's one (and only one for now) strong feature - it's open license. Java - ... - hope they will replace it soon with something scriptable. Or just add something, if they want all this J2ME.
- sanj 19y agoYes, at the chip level, the ARM has won. My point is that the APIs across phones are very much up for grabs. An additional "strong feature" for Android is its price: free.