Originally Posted by jalyst

Sigh... yes... but you're citing Alien Dalvik...
I dunno, haven't had time to look closely at it, maybe check-out that thread, have you bothered yet?
Or do you just want believe it's not going to happen, & so would rather not even look into it?

Seriously Dan, what's with you, you're relentlessly negative, I mean relentlessly, without fail.
Skepticism's cool, I'm all for that, but you really do go beyond that, regularly...
If I find something that's not yet a given, I'm always careful to add a qualifier, isn't that good enough?
Not meant as a personal attack, just don't get colour of your posts sometimes, they're relentlessly cynical.

Originally Posted by anonymous

Because that is all they talk about in this forum. They used to have a big circle-thank session every day in the meh android thread, and now they have found their segue to turn the n9 thread into yet another android discussion.

That's just my interpretation of what he meant by it, I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by jalyst

WRT to AD, pretty sure end-user is feasible, I recall reading as such, can't recall where now.
But as you say even if it is, there's still the potential legal issues... sigh.

So Alien Dalvik is a solution to the N9's app needs, in theory, but it won't be something you can install yourself, if you end up with an N9 in your pocket. Instead, Nokia or your network would have to slap Alien Dalvik on the phone.

"Because it goes really deep into the root of the OS, it cannot be a downloadable application. It would have to be ported prior to the phone being shipped. It would have to be a decision of the mobile phone manufacturer or the network."

Originally Posted by jalyst

That's a good point, hadn't considered that, might raise that in the thread if you haven't already.

Originally Posted by jalyst

Surely google would just pay a once-off settlement (or some sort of licensing might be arranged), & not bother w/a total re-write?
It'd be risky on their part, the market's moving so fast, or maybe they've already started, who knows.

Originally Posted by Reffyyyy

You were probably on their ignore lists long before this thread appeared. The only reason I haven't put you on my ignore list (you'd be the first) is because you occasionally make a valid point and because your discussions are entertaining while in lectures.

Your ability to anger so many people with little effort is unmatched by few on this forum.

Originally Posted by ysss

Alright, if y'all don't immediately start holding hands and singing Kumbaya, I'm gonna start to dish out today's breakfast special...

Originally Posted by xerxes2

For our fellow south africans:
http://ringaz.nokia.co.za/mobile-dev...-south-africa/

“This is just the beginning. The details that make the Nokia N9 unique – the industrial design, the all-screen user experience and the expressive Qt framework for developers – will evolve in future Nokia products,” concluded Ahtisaari.

Might as well mean Symbian but still good news.