Thread: Eldar and others: Nokia and Microsoft Discussing WP7
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2010-12-24 , 13:22
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@mikecomputing:

I don't think it's grim. If it were, there would be only one, Highlander style. Just because you also offer an alternative doesn't mean the death of it all. How about this, Nokia designs and builds phones for Microsoft. How would that kill QT?

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
But what qualifies as a "real alternative"?
Something that can competitively push against iGo and the like. Fast routing, good UI, all the features you ever need, inluding input filtering for entering text on the move. I'm not saying it's all needed, but by now this solutuon is widespread, cheap and among the best.

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
W7 is not WP7. Please don't conflate them.
I sort of see you point, but since WM7 is still very, very young I have little hint from the future. I close to look at same generation, same company work. I may be way off, Steve might run the Mobile division at MS for what I know.

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
Those require digging and learning. OSes like WP7 and iOS are designed to discourage you from digging and encourage consuming.
Discourage != forbid. Can't say about iOS, but last I checked WM was quite "hackable". I see little wrong with discouraging meddling with internals, as long as it's still possible.

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
I've spent a long time using Windows, it's very much not like Linux.
I'm not sure I can reply to this and maintain full objectivity. I'll keep my view.

Originally Posted by wmarone View Post
I have far more philosophical problems with MS and the way they do business than anything technical.
That's cool, but I did little defending of thier business practice.
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