On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 12:39:02, Joerg Schiermeier wrote: > Did you get the last numbers about new trends in personal computing? > The number of produced PCs is dramatically decreasing. The major operating > system on PCs was indeed the Windows OS. > But if this trend keeps on, other operating systems will get more impact. > There is Microsoft's goal to get into this market, but in this moment > Android is the most used system on mobile devices. And Android isn't based > on Windows. It is Linux.
> So you Ritlabs developer guys: when will you start to develop a Linux based > version of "The Bat!"? Desktops and laptops are unlikely to go anywhere, at least in the business world - there are things you simply can't do with just a touchscreen. Also, a Linux version of The Bat would not help with Android at all - while it uses the Linux kernel, that's the only thing it has in common with regular Linux distributions, so writing a Linux e-mail client wouldn't get you anywhere near Android. -- < Jernej Simončič ><><><><>< http://eternallybored.org/ > Ideal goals grow faster than the means of attaining new goals allow. -- Wober's SNIDE Rule (Satisfied Needs Incite Demand Excesses) ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 5.3.8.7 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
