Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-13 Thread Fabrizio Giudici
On 02/13/2011 04:48 AM, Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: Fail. So, I get a Nokia OS, running some Nokia apps (well, Windows 7 I guess), Some android apps, and some flash apps. And you think this is going to feel okay and look nice? Yeah. I'll believe that when I see it. Me too wants to see it, o

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-13 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
True. I very much doubt this is a good idea, but, hey, if they want to try it, more power to them. Either way it's good news for android (if true, of course). And who knows? --Reinier Zwitserloot On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Fabrizio Giudici < fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it> wrote: > On 02

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-13 Thread Fabrizio Giudici
On 02/13/2011 05:53 PM, Reinier Zwitserloot wrote: True. I very much doubt this is a good idea, but, hey, if they want to try it, more power to them. Either way it's good news for android (if true, of course). And who knows? For me, it would have serious consequences on my decisions. If I see

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Reinier Zwitserloot
Fail. So, I get a Nokia OS, running some Nokia apps (well, Windows 7 I guess), Some android apps, and some flash apps. And you think this is going to feel okay and look nice? Yeah. I'll believe that when I see it. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "T

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Cédric Beust ♔
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 7:43 AM, Mike Wolfson wrote: > It is official - Nokia is going with Windows Phone 7. (The > announcement was this morning). > > While I love seeing Android constantly growing market share - I also > like seeing some other viable platforms emerging. Competition is > good.

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Cédric Beust ♔
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Les Stroud wrote: > It's a shame google didn't license their java from Sun originally. > Android would never have been the success it is today if Google had licensed Java from Sun :-) > That licensing and and uptake with android java as the defacto > platform f

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Les Stroud
It's a shame google didn't license their java from Sun originally. That licensing and and uptake with android java as the defacto platform for mobile apps could have floated Sun financially for quite a while. Then again, all this may be happening only because it is free. :) On Feb 10, 1:03 am, Fa

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Mike Wolfson
It is official - Nokia is going with Windows Phone 7. (The announcement was this morning). While I love seeing Android constantly growing market share - I also like seeing some other viable platforms emerging. Competition is good. It should be noted, there are substantial rumors that the Blackbe

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-10 Thread Karsten Silz
On Feb 10, 9:04 am, Casper Bang wrote: > Will also be interesting to see, if Nokia is adopting Android. The rumor mill points more towards Windows Mobile: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-02-09/nokia-is-said-to-be-near-partnership-with-microsoft.html We'll know either by tomorrow when Nokia

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-10 Thread Casper Bang
Will also be interesting to see, if Nokia is adopting Android. That would give another big boost to Android, given the sheer amount of handsets Nokia ships. On Feb 10, 7:03 am, Fabrizio Giudici wrote: > http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2011/tc2011028_7472... > > If it really work