On Jun 8, 11:03 am, Reinier Zwitserloot <[email protected]> wrote: > On the other hand, apple just released a brand new OS X. Back when > microsoft hadn't released a new windows for about a *decade*, people > STILL weren't calling windows abandonware, but apple gives it some > slack for about 10 months year and this happens. Nuts.
Ah but you forget to factor in developer experiences and opinions; an influence vector largely ignored by Apple and probably contributing factor to Android's success. I hear more and more negativity from the Apple world when it comes to developer satisfaction and MonoTouch for the iPhone is a good example of a 3'rd part trying to improve this seemingly neglected aspect. Yes Microsoft had their time and is now largely playing catch up, but the same force keeping Java alive is also keeping Windows alive; developer inertia. Small difference of course in that Microsoft are actually able to innovate for their developers and do not take 10+ years to add a language feature (enum, method-handle, string-in-switch, ARM blocks etc.). > As usual trying to inject some sanity into overly dramatic discussions. Yeah good lord, what should we do without you! -- 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.
