Are there that many apps already? Android is still a very new platform as well. Palm is building a device where they control the entire user experience. They would adopt Android over their own technology only if there were huge compelling technical advantages, or a tremendous amount of apps and market adoption. I don't know if that's the case. If the Pre were coming out 2 years from now the story might be different, but today they went with the simplest way to access the largest group of developers: JavaScript. As a developer on a competing platform (JavaFX) I certainly hope they will allow richer applications in the future using better a better platform than JavaScript (since they already have a JVM), but I completely understand why they went with pure JavaScript.
Is there something that compelling about Android that I'm missing? - Josh On Jun 12, 2009, at 6:49 AM, Viktor Klang wrote: > I'd argue that being able to tap into the growing number of Android > apps would be better than having to rely on people to rewrite apps > for a rather small market (Palm Pre). > It's really all about being able to increase adoption rate by > offering a rich platform at launch. > > Viktor, > Scala Loudmouth > > 12 jun 2009 kl. 15.27 Joshua Marinacci <jos...@gmail.com> skrev: > >> I'm not sure why you think it was a bad decision to not use >> Android? Their current solution lets anyone who knows JavaScript >> write apps for the platform? While it may be limited compared to >> other technologies it gives them the widest number of developers. >> >> On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Viktor Klang wrote: >> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Joshua Marinacci >>> <jos...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Why us that? >>> >>> Developers, developer, developers developers... >>> >>> >>> >>> - Josh, on the go >>> >>> On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:56 PM, Viktor Klang >>> <viktor.kl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm loving the unit, the design and hardware, but in my mind it >>>> was a rather bad decision _not_ to use Android. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:11 AM, RogerV <rog...@qwest.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> One of my developers already has the Palm PRE. I like it. Well, for >>>> one, I do a lot of email so a physical keyboard would be a premium >>>> item for me. I tried out the PRE slide out keyboard and was able >>>> to do >>>> well with it. >>>> >>>> Otherwise, very iPhone-ish experience. The browser has pinch >>>> gestures >>>> for zoom much like iPhone Safari. >>>> >>>> I like the size better than iPhone too. A wee bit more compact but >>>> perhaps with a bit more thickness than iPhone. >>>> >>>> This individual already had the PRE's imap email client hooked up >>>> to >>>> suck email off our corporate Exchange server. Our Exchange server >>>> has >>>> HTTPS Internet web access, but just by entering that URL, he was >>>> able >>>> to configure the client to do imap with Exchange. >>>> >>>> This individual also says it can connect to iTunes and that he can >>>> download content - I was not aware that Apple permitted non-Apple >>>> clients to connect to the iTunes service. Hmm. That's a biggie. Of >>>> course there's some sort of Palm store too. Perhaps Amazon can be >>>> hooked up as well. Not sure on that... >>>> >>>> And there's an app on there called SprintTV. Not sure if this comes >>>> bundled with Sprint service plan or if is an extra cost option. >>>> Didn't >>>> get into any of the particulars about service plans. >>>> >>>> I rather liked this phone. Hope it does well. Am tempted to dump my >>>> Blackberry Perl, is just that the company pays for the blackberry >>>> and >>>> its service plan. If I got a PRE, I'd be on my own. Same with >>>> iPhone, >>>> though. So I stay in my Blackberry rut. Course can't knock the >>>> berry >>>> when it comes to corporate email, which is my life. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Viktor Klang >>>> Scala Loudmouth >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Viktor Klang >>> Scala Loudmouth >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
