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	SubCore	2010-03-02 , 15:49
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nice article, good job!

one word of caution, though:
you make the argument that development for the iphoneOs / symbian is a costly process, requiring you to pay the platform provider just so you can distribute for that platform (the "certification problem").

now, consider these two threads:
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34661
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34783

until the Ovi store (finally) gets relaunched, it's still unclear how to deliver commercial apps for Maemo through "official" channels.

of course, this doesn't hinder OSS development which takes place on maemo.org extras, nor does it prevent commercial developers setting up their own repositories and payment systems. it's just something worth noting IMO.

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