On Mon, 2010-10-25 at 12:32 +0200, ext Dave Neary wrote: > Hi, > > Quim Gil wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-10-22 at 11:38 +0200, ext Dave Neary wrote: > >> * User experience > >> * Application developer experience > >> * ODM/operator experience > >> * Core developer experience > > > > This list looks right when sorted in the opposite order. > > At this point > > of time the comparison is mostly useful to ODMs and operators, since > > they are the first actors in the row when it comes to define future > > volumes. App developers and users are highly conditioned by those > > volumes. > > Really? You think that ODM demand won't be driven by market & 3rd party > developer demand?
Of course that is an important factor, but how can you drive market and 3rd party developer demand without convincing ODMs and operators? Note though that by applying that rule Android would have never got in the place it is, without convincing some operators and some ODMs first. Anyway, organize your work as you wish. Just think how would you leapfrog Android in the current situation. > It seems to me that this approach is representative of the legacy > telecoms industry, and that Apple & Google are changing the industry, > and winning while doing it, by putting users & app developers first, > before ODMs & operators. That is a nice tale but I encourage you to make a reality check. Every remarkable Android product has come with a combo of a powerful ODM and a powerful operator. This is how you get big marketing budget and big volumes nowadays. That marketing and those volumes are almost a condition sine qua to attract the attention of users and developers at large. And yes, then you still need the cool UX, SDK and apps to excite them and if you get an excited user and developer base you are set to grow. But without volumes the rest is handicapped. > Now, you can of course argue that ODMs and > operators don't like that about Google & Apple, but it seems to me that > they're all drinking from the well, because that's where market share & > revenue is going & they really have no choice. Do you think they will have a choice with MeeGo? What does MeeGo need in order to become an attractive choice for ODMs, operators... app developers and end users? > > Do you mind expanding and adapting > > http://wiki.meego.com/Community_Office/Marketing/MeeGo_vs_Android to > > your plans instead of creating a new wiki page straight away? > > Will do. Thanks! -- Quim _______________________________________________ MeeGo-community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.meego.com/listinfo/meego-community
