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I'm not talking about the interface of the device, I'm talking about the complete picture of developing mobile apps — Apple's offering, while flawed, is a huge
by tjogin 17y ago
I'm not talking about the interface of the device, I'm talking about the complete picture of developing mobile apps — Apple's offering, while flawed, is a huge step up from the state of mobile development prior to the iPhone.
- davidw 17y agoI think that: * The app store is a good idea and a win for developers. * The tools/environment suck. I don't use a Mac and I do not want to. Java ME lets me use Linux, Mac or Windows. Same with Android. * The hoop jumping sucks. Reading about all the hoops just to get something on your own phone makes it look unpleasant. * The single platform does make things easier, but that has some costs for consumers who don't get as much freedom as with, say, Nokia (who have way too many offerings, but that's another post, another time). So, they've had a few good ideas, but on the whole I don't think it's revolutionary. I think the hardware/software themselves are what was really the great leap forward.
- tjogin 17y agoIf their offering to mobile app developers isn't revolutionary, why is the number and quality of apps revolutionary?