iPhone has an established market so for the next 12-18 months it seems a much better bet than Android. A major reason for backing Android over iPhone would be getting an early mover advantage but without SDK updates that advantage is lost.
Shane On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Muthu Ramadoss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Apple can make it easy for us by letting Android run on iphone :-) > > On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 11:05 PM, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> >> > Mark, >> > thanks for clarifying. Objective C + Mac OS? >> >> At the moment, according to Apple's site for the SDK: "Technical >> Requirement: Intel processor-based Mac running Mac OS X Leopard". Not that >> OS X is a bad development platform -- lots of folk use it -- but it's an >> added expense if you're not already on it. >> >> And, of course, Objective-C is pretty much just OS X and iPhone nowadays, >> AFAIK. It's possible the iPhone will push Objective-C "over the top" so it >> gets mainstream acceptance on other platforms, but I ain't holding my >> breath. >> >> Here, though, is another place where a reasonably-open Android could give >> us options. Getting Objective-C to work for Android is a matter of work: >> create an Objective-C-to-JVM-bytecode compiler, hope said bytecodes are >> within the set Dalvik works with, then create Objective-C wrappers for the >> Android APIs (via SWIG?). While that's no picnic, there's little to stop >> anyone from doing it, or at least trying it. On the other hand, getting >> Java on the iPhone requires perhaps less engineering (if there's a JVM for >> the iPhone CPU), but it requires Apple's consent, which may or may not be >> forthcoming. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) >> http://commonsware.com >> _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ -- Available Now! >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > take care, > Muthu Ramadoss. > > http://cookingcapsules.com - nourish your droid. > http://mobeegal.in - find stuff closer. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
