I think android is overhyped. I tried using it, and it just reminded me yet again what a terrible choice linux is for the mobile device world. Justbecause it is easy to use and cheap to port does not mean you should used it. UGH!
I liked PalmOS because ti was simple an efficient. ---- Best Regards, Dmitry Grinberg (847) 226 9295 On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 3:18 PM, John Gruenenfelder <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 04:30:12AM -0800, Luc Le Blanc wrote: >>Palm has been quick in the past to boast the wide software >>offering for Palm OS, yet did very little to actually support the >>developers who made their platform attractive, especially >>freeware writers, while much of the offering was freeware. >>Continued support from developers to migrate their apps to web OS >>is just taken for granted after years of uncertainty about OS 6, >>ALP and Nova. Today Palm says "forget about a compatibility layer, there's no >>adaptation possible, just rebuild your apps from the >>ground up with Javascript, HTML or CSS and stay with us, we need >>you to make money!" >> >>Count me out! > > I completely agree. At first, everything was just fantastic. Up through OS > 4.x, I had all of the tools I needed, they all ran under multiple operating > systems, and they worked very well. > > When Palm OS 5.x came along, that's when the lies and half-truths really > started to become much more prevalent. The Simulator will be ported, don't > worry! The Simulator bugs will be fixed, don't worry! Palm OS > 6.x/Garnet/Topaz/Fuschia will be out Real Soon Now(tm), don't worry! > > With the Windows-centric OS 5.x development model, working on my software > became much more problematic. POSE was such an amazingly useful tool for > testing and debugging. But the Simulator? Buggy, crash happy, and about 1/10 > as useful. And having to run it in a Windows virtual machine just made it > that much more annoying. > > I certainly won't be following Palm into the great beyond this time. > Personally, the next version of my software will be running on Android. I > choose it because it is very likely the next PDA-ish/PDA-capable OS I will be > using myself and because the user base can only grow for the forseeable > future. Of course, unlike many of you, I do not make any money from my > software and that permits a fair amount of latitude in making these choices. > > I don't envy you in having to weigh Palm's latest offering. > > > Or maybe I'm just still pissed over that threatening legalese letter Palm sent > me some seven years ago over usage of the word "Palm" in any context... :) > > > -- > --John Gruenenfelder Systems Manager, MKS Imaging Technology, LLC. > Try Weasel Reader for PalmOS -- http://weaselreader.org > "This is the most fun I've had without being drenched in the blood > of my enemies!" > --Sam of Sam & Max > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
