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gerbick
2013-12-04 , 00:25
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Originally Posted by javispedro View Post
Yes. I was expecting to use this example history of recent migrations as an example of the reason on why you don't need a large `application baggage' to be a successful platform. In my opinion, thus, having Android applications does not imply or is even a necessary condition for reviewers ditching their `preciouss'.
I think we're discussing two different things. Applications is thinly veiled talk for features. Any platform that I choose will invariably have the features I want. Connectivity to web, web services, instant messaging with picture sharing, social media, online storage, note taking, sketching and do so in an efficient manner. I'm ecosystem agnostic, but features I do require. Or I'll get it from another precious shiny, shiny.

Obviously, because you are cutting off the emulation, the net result of the isolationist tactic is that you have less access to popular and not-that-popular programs. I fully acknowledge there is a tradeoff here. The benefit is that, because such lack of access to popular programs implies more demand for native programs, there are more native programs.
I agree 100% with everything stated here. In fact, thank you for saying it better than I ever could have.

I am realistic: if you're interested in having access to as many programs as possible, then I'm certain the emulator strategy will work much better for you.
Can I be honest here and say that I see it as a compromise or way to add time to your product viability? If not today (native), then emulate until a native version arrives. It's a compromise that I only welcome because it shuts up the naysayers on the spot. But it assumes I have the patience to wait for the native apps to come.

But precisely because you will be content, you will not call as much for native applications (e.g. to developers on this forum) and the net result is less native applications. Therefore, (a) `isolationists' lose (b) Jolla loses.
To not be the content, you have to control the flow. That means something seriously needs to change. The isolationists might be onto something; however it needs momentum. And the need for native applications that bring features to the forefront instead of apps that collect data and sell it.

I'm game for stuff like Tox.im to replace Skype. But for that to happen, Jolla needs to be as disruptive as Hades and folks that have been isolated need to discuss openly and clearly why better options exist. And folks will have to be willing to jump ship and learn new things...

Oh hell. We're doomed.

Yes, money and marketshare deliver native applications. There are two plausible scenarios:
a) Jolla device ends up getting money and marketshare
b) Jolla device never gets money and marketshare
It's not so black/white to me. I think something new will happen since we're now a gadget based world full of features, frameworks, sharing information and very short attention spans. Disruption now would be quite easy once you establish new parameters.

...thus I lost a bit more faith in humanity, but that's another story.
The scenarios you've listed out have led me to your aforesaid sentiment all too often. I'm folding back into hope. Emulation is a gateway drug for some. For me, it'll mean that the initial step(s) might gain momentum easily. Let's hope that's the case.

Great points all around from you. Thanks for sharing them.
 

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