February 18, 2009 21:15
My original posting was to show that both platforms are pretty strong.
I honestly don't have a preference for one over the other. Different parts of me like different things about each platform. As a developer, I prefer to know them both (and Android, and Palm, and Symbian, and Blackberry/J2me).
Actually, I'm mostly pulling for the Palm Pre right now. I have a soft spot in my heart for Palm and would like to see the underdog come back from the dead. They just released the first chapter of their developer book yesterday:
http://developer.palm.com/webos_book/book1.html
It really looks like a killer product if they can pull it off:
- Multiple applicatons running at the same time
- Integrated alarm and notification system
- Copy & paste
- Can be used to tether your laptop while traveling
- Removable battery
- Excellent integration with Macs (unlike Windows Mobile)
- Simple software development (HTML 5, CSS, Javascript)
- Integrated real keyboard
My impression is that they've fixed all the things I hate about the iPhone. Of course, the reality of the device needs to be realized but it is something to watch...
I honestly don't have a preference for one over the other. Different parts of me like different things about each platform. As a developer, I prefer to know them both (and Android, and Palm, and Symbian, and Blackberry/J2me).
Actually, I'm mostly pulling for the Palm Pre right now. I have a soft spot in my heart for Palm and would like to see the underdog come back from the dead. They just released the first chapter of their developer book yesterday:
http://developer.palm.com/webos_book/book1.html
It really looks like a killer product if they can pull it off:
- Multiple applicatons running at the same time
- Integrated alarm and notification system
- Copy & paste
- Can be used to tether your laptop while traveling
- Removable battery
- Excellent integration with Macs (unlike Windows Mobile)
- Simple software development (HTML 5, CSS, Javascript)
- Integrated real keyboard
My impression is that they've fixed all the things I hate about the iPhone. Of course, the reality of the device needs to be realized but it is something to watch...