The biggest problem is how to address android OS fragmentation - obviously the latest OS version will always contain the improvements and new features.
I think what you'll see in the future will be (relatively) slower major release cycles with more maintenance updates (point releases) - e.g. Ice Cream Sandwich = 4.0 and Jelly Bean = 4.1 As for supporting different SoC's - what would be a good solution? Each h/w vendor has their own unique platform (coming down to arm, mips, x86) There's already recommendations on catering to varying screen sizes from Android Regardless of the device or OS, the platform with the best combination of killer apps will win. That said, I haven't found one yet. iOS drives me nuts but their quality cannot be matched. Android has many great features and customization but the inconsistent behavior across devices is a huge negative impact. On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM, Bryan Seitz <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/17/12 12:03 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > >> I wouldn't say that ios apps are 100% better, but that being said a good >> 70% of apps are more polished than Android. >> >> I think that Android is just hitting it's stride right now. With jelly >> bean and project butter it uses hardware rendering all around and the >> results are well........buttery smooth. >> >> Apple does have a much more polished SDK and I've heard that it's real >> easy >> to make ios apps because the screen size was standard on iphones (changes >> now with Iphone 5). So developing from Iphone 2G to 4S was easy because >> the screen size was same. Although the resolution was different it was >> scaled evenly. >> >> With Android, you have to optimize for different SoC's, screen resolutions >> and RAM configurations. To add more complexity you have to deal with >> different versions of the OS. >> >> But I'm a bit surprised at your stance regarding the Windows Phone OS. I >> have used Windows Phone 7 and although it wasn't my cup of tea, I do see >> very good potential. Probably the most potential from all the combatants >> right now. >> >> With 8, you can port Windows X86 apps to the Phone with relative ease. >> That would make the marketplace just explode. >> >> Anyway, Apple will sell a crapload of iphones, Android will sell a >> crapload >> also, and windows well.......we will see in the near future. >> > > Good points. I think the biggest problem android has is handset/version > sprawl. So many phones, so many versions of android makes it a big pain > for developers (And users). I agree JB is the bees knees though. >
