I actually have a few things installed on my E65, although the only J2ME app I currently use is "5ud0ku" :-)
And to support your point: - I would not consider myself an average user - my next phone is certainly not going to be Nokia or Symbian-based I have used a few things on the phone over the years, from web-browsing (including the J2ME version of Opera), via instant messaging to podcast listening. The latter was actually a major driver in picking the phone (cheapest option for something with WLAN and audio playback), and the podcast app by Nokia is actually comparatively good (meaning: I wouldn't fail a student if they would deliver that, as opposed to most of the other things on the phone). And I still use the phone for the podcast (not for web or IM anymore). So I am one of those people who actually used J2ME applications. But I would not appreciate anyone targeting my current setup as a market, it certainly seems wasteful and I'm just waiting for my current contract to expire (I believe I have two more months to go). Peter Casper Bang wrote: > I give up, seems like everyone equates popularity with potential > marked share regardless of how many actually USES their Symbian phone > for anything but calls and messages (I have yet to meet one). I think > it's naïve to care only for such a marketing metric, but if that's > your definition of popularity then so be it. :) > > /Casper > > On 1 Jul., 17:51, Joshua Marinacci <jos...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Pointing out that Google also targets J2SE doesn't prove much, given >>> that they are also more than willing to make Obj-C clients for the >>> iPhone and other non-J2ME devices. Google is just like that, they go >>> after the marked and tries to win the hart of users regardless of >>> underlying technology. >>> >> Yes, that is exactly my point. Google is pragmatic. JavaME may not be >> hot or exciting, but it has the numbers, so Google ships apps for it, >> and the probably will for a long time. I don't disagree that >> platforms other than JavaME are growing and more exciting, especially >> as smartphones grow to be a major portion of the market, but I want to >> dispel the myth that Android (or iPhone, or Palm, etc) have more >> marketshare than JavaME. They don't. Smartphones collectively still >> have less than 5% of the market. If you want volume today, it's JavaME. >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
