At 02:52 PM 1/18/2005, you wrote:
Well, an implied question is whether it stil makes sense to support older OS's.
We have a multimedia app and set the limit (initially) to Palm OS4. Today the 95% of our (paying) users have OS5.
Naturally, this number is influenced very much by the app characteristics. But even though - given the immense increase in capabilities with the introduction of the ARM handhelds - do you really think that OS3- users would present an interesting customer group?
The only new OS 4 device that's been launched recently is the Fossil PDA Watch. In the market, there's the watch, some Symbol devices, the Acceca Mezura (industrial measurement), and the Alphasmart Dana/Dana Wireless. All of these are niche devices with monochrome screens, so probably aren't too great for multimedia.
IMO, people with older devices are less likely to buy new apps. Limiting your app to OS 5 will make it easier to develop and test while not cutting off many sales.
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