Thread: Ovi store for maemo
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Architengi is offline Architengi
2009-09-01 , 06:49
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#43
Originally Posted by izzox View Post
pliz let's make things simple and easy.

Nokia should enbale java and symbians platforms on the new Nxx. so that those willing to pay for an application, will in the java and symbians catalogue. and those those that don't have free money to give to ovi will continue using maemo applications.
if i have money to give, I prefert to "donate" it directly to the developers than to put it in ovi market (sorry!).
pliz nokia people, by buying the N900 you would have earn enougth from me, if now you want to sell me applications that used to be free just because u did a litle upgrade, thas would be shameful! (honestly shameful)
Java is a virtual machine which emulates java programs.

Symbian applications are native applications for Symbian OS. The only way to have them on another OS (Linux, Windows, Mac OSX) is to have a Symbian Virtual Machine. Like the DOS Box Virtual Machine on Symbian where DOS and Windows 3.1, even Win95 apps can be run. But they are run slow in a virtual machine or emulator, and many apps cannot be run because of drivers or special libraries.

Short story: To run Symbian apps on another OS a VM is needed but even then those apps might not run, and if they run, that will be at half speed.
 

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