On Sep 16, 2010, at 08:12, Attila Csipa wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Skarpness, Mark <mark.skarpn...@intel.com>
> wrote:
> Yes, that's exactly what we expect. One version for every MeeGo compliant
> device. Device-specific tailoring will be the exception - it's expensive,
> time consuming, and results in an app that will run on fewer devices.
>
> This certainly makes sense from a developer/vendor standpoint. Unfortunately,
> I'm not so sure about the user angle as they don't care if an app works on
> OTHER devices than their own.
I disagree. Users want to move their photos easily from their phone to their
TV, move their phone calls from the phone to the car, etc.
> The Symbian experience so far is suggesting that quite a few developers
> believe that having generic apps able to run on a hundred different devices
> are a dubious match for apps tailored to maximize user experience on a small
> number of bestseller devices.
If you have _one_ OS with _one_ well defined API, you will gain a great deal
from a developers standpoint.
Jeremiah
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