Thread: How can we encourage iPhone developers to develop on Maemo?
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2009-08-14 , 19:56
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Originally Posted by Reggie View Post
So, what would make regular developers develop for Maemo? Is the Maemo development environment too complicated? Is there room for web-based apps? Is an 'app store' needed? Should developers be allowed to sell their apps? Are developers more motivated to keep improving their apps if they can sell them? Paid apps equals better quality? Let's hear 'em.
I'll try to give my opinion.

- Maemo environment isn't too complicated.... is a hell
really don't know how that thing called Scratchbox can work :P
We would need to improve tools like ESBox, Pluthon ecc... and why not integrating QtCreator with Maemo?

There is not story comparing, for example, a well integrated environment like Android one and Maemo one.

- About web apps: there's always room for them. The key is: webservices and well written API we can call in a native way using our bindings an native UI. But companies have to provide those API: for example... is Nokia providing API to manage with OVI website?

- An AppStore would be great! I don't expect this for Fremantle, but they could do it for Harmattan... I think they have lot of time to do it. Giving the possibility to sell apps would mean to have more apps for our devices. Doesn't matter if open or not: if someone creates a commercial apps and community wanna write a free one, they're always free to do it.

- Definetly: developers should be allowed to sell their apps if they want. We cannot impose market rules.

No always payed apps means better quality. Usually well motivated developers write better apps than non motivated but payed developers. This is a fact.

I think we all can give a lot of ideas to Nokia, if they wanna listen to