Godspeed Josh, I just hope it isn't too late for Palm. Their product (in particular I am talking about WebOS, maybe not their hardware right now), is terrific. The barrier to developing apps for that platform is low (as opposed to iPhone, which requires purchasing a very expensive computer, and learning a very specific development language, that isn't useful in a lot of other arena's).
The current incarnation of Palm (which has no resemblance to the company of the past) is doing great things. I just wonder if anybody (outside of the techie communities) knows, or cares. The Javaposse group, is exactly the right group to complain about Apple's closed application environment. We are the people writing applications. A rich catalog of apps is probably the single biggest factor driving platform adoption by the average consumer. If we start targeting other platforms with our newest, and best products, I believe the public will follow. The biggest problem right now with the mobile space is fragmentation. There are simply too many different platforms right now, and a single one has not emerged as the dominant player moving forward. I think it will be great for this space, if some consolidation occurs. Perhaps, as developers, if we start to push the boundaries of web design on mobile platforms (maybe leveraging the extended capabilities of HTML5), we can "write once, run anywhere", and not have to worry about what platform we are targeting (and additionally break free of restrictions imposed on us by "Marketplace" owners). This is what Google did with the latest Google Voice implementation on iPhone, and it was a significant step in the right direction. Josh, I really wish the best for you and Palm. Palm has some very smart people working there, who have successful track records changing markets. I hope you and Palm are able to continue innovating. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@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.
