I'm not sure why you think it was a bad decision to not use Android? Their current solution lets anyone who knows JavaScript write apps for the platform? While it may be limited compared to other technologies it gives them the widest number of developers.
On Jun 12, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Viktor Klang wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Joshua Marinacci <[email protected]> > wrote: > Why us that? > > Developers, developer, developers developers... > > > > - Josh, on the go > > On Jun 11, 2009, at 11:56 PM, Viktor Klang <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm loving the unit, the design and hardware, but in my mind it was >> a rather bad decision _not_ to use Android. >> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 4:11 AM, RogerV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> One of my developers already has the Palm PRE. I like it. Well, for >> one, I do a lot of email so a physical keyboard would be a premium >> item for me. I tried out the PRE slide out keyboard and was able to >> do >> well with it. >> >> Otherwise, very iPhone-ish experience. The browser has pinch gestures >> for zoom much like iPhone Safari. >> >> I like the size better than iPhone too. A wee bit more compact but >> perhaps with a bit more thickness than iPhone. >> >> This individual already had the PRE's imap email client hooked up to >> suck email off our corporate Exchange server. Our Exchange server has >> HTTPS Internet web access, but just by entering that URL, he was able >> to configure the client to do imap with Exchange. >> >> This individual also says it can connect to iTunes and that he can >> download content - I was not aware that Apple permitted non-Apple >> clients to connect to the iTunes service. Hmm. That's a biggie. Of >> course there's some sort of Palm store too. Perhaps Amazon can be >> hooked up as well. Not sure on that... >> >> And there's an app on there called SprintTV. Not sure if this comes >> bundled with Sprint service plan or if is an extra cost option. >> Didn't >> get into any of the particulars about service plans. >> >> I rather liked this phone. Hope it does well. Am tempted to dump my >> Blackberry Perl, is just that the company pays for the blackberry and >> its service plan. If I got a PRE, I'd be on my own. Same with iPhone, >> though. So I stay in my Blackberry rut. Course can't knock the berry >> when it comes to corporate email, which is my life. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Viktor Klang >> Scala Loudmouth >> >> > > > > > > -- > Viktor Klang > Scala Loudmouth > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
