On 07/17/2011 03:57 AM, Al Sutton wrote:
Sorry, but when you can buy the device in mainstream electrical stores any claim that the
"mainly expected to be developers" is nonsense.
The other issue with what you've said is that even if developers have the
device which got 3.2 prior to the SDK release there's no way to develop for it
without an SDK so all a developer can do is see there are problems without
being able to do much about them.
Apple runs a developer programme, developers get early access to OS releases
and SDKs before it's released to consumers, which, imho, is a far safer and
more sensible way of doing things to ensure that consumers have a good
experience with OS upgrades.
To me the only reasons a company wouldn't release an SDK prior to giving a new
OS to consumers is;
- Poor organisation
- Lack of respect for developers.
Anyone think of any others?
Al.
Silicon Valley corporate culture can be very strange. It would be
interesting to contrast the corporate culture of Google with Apple. Or
both against Microsoft. HP back in the day had a three level matrix
management structure. Basically you had little groups working on
projects. Many folks working there liked it. Then Carly came along and
ruined things.
A lot of the new companies seem more like "tech communes" and people
almost live there (if they really have anything that qualifies as a
life). And management seems to be very lose. Perhaps a "200 monkeys"
scenario?
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