Simple. There is more money in iOS than the others. Both in the job market or independent.
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:06 AM, Augusto Sellhorn <[email protected]> wrote: > That makes a lot of sense to me. > > The Blackberry development environment is more accessible to me, I can > use Windows, Linux or even Mac. > > Even the Windows Phone environment is more accessible, since I don't > have a Mac. Last time I checked, there's still more people with > Windows machines and "Windows" developers than Mac ones, so it makes > perfect sense that they're not looking forward to develop in an > environment that is not available to them. > > The whole thing about only being able to develop iPhone and iPad apps > on Macs makes little sense from a development point of view, so I > don't know why anybody would be looking forward to it ... unless they > have to (no choice). > > On Jan 6, 6:17 pm, phil swenson <[email protected]> wrote: >> *the survey (whopping 336 respondents!) found more developer interest >> for Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry than for iPhone. Really? Does >> anyone really think that is representative? Peter make a good point >> as the respondents had to pick only one. I think it's a worthless >> survey. >> >> *Their market share #s (from IDC) are way off of what every one else >> is reporting. >> >> For >> example:http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/apple-leads-smartph... >> >> 2011 is going to be very interesting. I predict two clear winners >> will emerge: iOs and Android. Apple will roll iPhone out for Verizon >> (and maybe more carriers), launch an iPhone 5, continue to dominate >> with the iPad. Android will continue to do well worldwide, although I >> think iPhone on Verizon + AT&T will outsell Android in the US. >> Windows Phone 7 is too late. Blackberry is stuck on BB6 and won't be >> able to figure out how to migrate to QNX until it's too late. Nokia? >> They should have gone android. Legacy will kill them. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Peter <[email protected]> wrote: >> > It doesn't seem like a landslide to me. If you combine iThings you >> > get 28% vs android's 29%. >> > The percentages add up to 100, which implies the survey may have >> > forced you to choose only one option, and is therefore silly in my >> > view. Despite Steve's crusade against cross platform apps, I suspect >> > many developers create both android and iDevice versions of their >> > apps. >> >> > On Jan 6, 10:06 am, Blanford <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Twenty-nine percent of the 336 publisher and developer respondents >> >> also indicated they will be creating apps for the Android operating >> >> system this year. Windows Phone 7 and the iPad tied for second place, >> >> grabbing 20% of the respondents’ interest. RIM took fourth with 12%, >> >> while the iPhone trailed in fifth with 8% of developer and publisher >> >> interest. However, according to the survey, the iPhone reigned supreme >> >> in 2010 with 30% of the respondents developing for it. Twenty-three >> >> percent indicated developing for Android last year. >> >> >>http://www.sdtimes.com/content/article.aspx?ArticleID=35133&utm_sourc...) >> >> > -- >> > 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 >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
