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Originally Posted by me2000 View Post
I didn't mean it that way. I meant some iPhone apps are running on Android, meaning that they have been ported by the developers.

ie http://www.android.com/market/#app=golfcard, for instance.

If Nokia wants their devices to be competitive in the market, they need to have a competitive stable of apps. Just like the early Macs had to be able to what the established competitor, ie Windows, could do.

Developers are going to balk at porting to 3 platforms, ie iPhone, Android and Meego, unless there is a lot of commonality and its easy to port.

The best would be if developers used Qt on all these platforms. Symbian also supports Qt apps...

Porting an API is probably much easier than everyone porting all their apps ?

One way or another, the "apps" issue has to be addressed. I don't think that Nokia wants to get into the business of developing golf applications in order to sell their phones. That means the development community must be willing to do it and Nokia must do whatever it takes to ensure that happens.
You all are missing the point with regards to apps. Adobe will play a key role here in the shape of AIR. Apps written for AIR will run on all supported platforms. Nokia is a member of the OpenScreenProject so AIR for Symbian is probably in the works.
 

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