Comments on: the truth about mobile development /2010/02/the-truth-about-mobile-development/ Sarah Allen's reflections on internet software and other topics Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.1 By: Clara Young /2010/02/the-truth-about-mobile-development/#comment-661 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:10:58 +0000 /?p=2411#comment-661 Its true, that 71% of all Android users want to have an Android phone as their next phone. Though the iPhone users are even more loyal, their 89% number is quite normal for Apple users in General. However, there is not just one phone with an Android OS – there are a lot by now! Therefore, it is hard for Google / Android to provide the very same user experience on every Android phone.

]]> By: clibou /2010/02/the-truth-about-mobile-development/#comment-660 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:37:35 +0000 /?p=2411#comment-660 Mobile app dev across 7 mobile platforms looks unsustainable. How could this shake out?

* Mobile OS consolidation *
7 become 4: iPhone, Android, Web OS, Windows Mobile. (RIM buys Palm), (Microsoft buys Nokia).

* Mobile HTML5 *
No software installed on phone. Browser based cache db provides the user experience during the disconnected state. Already http://m.ebay.com

* Mobile Android Development *
Write once, recompile code for other mobile app platforms. Active research projects via O’Reilly Inside Mobile Conference. http://360mobileconf.com/2009/08/insidemobile-awesome-write-up-from-clive-boulton/

Just some thoughts…

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