Hate to break up this tender moment, but I'd like to get back to the original statement:
> Additionally, Android, as it's currently designed, does not have > "legs". The process model and UI are both too restrictive to be > extendable to the pads and other new paradigms of the future. Who would have guessed that MS-DOS/Windows/Windows NT/Windows had "legs"? Or Mac Os? And do any of the modern day instances of those technologies bear much resemblance to their roots at two years into their existence? Would anyone have made a "career" of being an Windows programmer (and would that have necessarily been a bad call given the data at the time)? Is anyone really predicting that the Linux process model is going to doom Android? If so, when? And does anyone really think the UI is going to stay the way it is today (and for that matter, has anyone observed that the "legged" Windows and Mac have evolved over time)? On these terms, I still think it's rash to have made the above statement given that change has been and will continue persist on the Android platform. I think that's what's got everyone upset here. It's just too early to call, unless you have a proven history of making those calls. (And if you do have that history, please also tell me your 100% guaranteed top stock picks for the next 10 years!) FWIW, I moved 3000 miles across the US to make a career switch from web dev (15 years) to Android (2 years) and it's not turned out bad for me at all. I have more compelling job offers and opportunities than any other time in my life. The next time I detect a future trend, I might chase that as well and try to master it. But then again, I have a education in "Computer Science" and a history of making stuff work that people want to pay for, regardless of platform. But I'm in no way changing what I do today nor making plans to change. Doug -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
