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iPhone devotion blinds Silicon Valley app developers
The rush to develop iPhone applications is blinding Silicon Valley software developers to other platforms with potentially wide global audiences, most notably Nokia’s Ovi Store.
It is not about devotion, it's simply about ROI, for at least small dev shop, with the simplicity of developing, testing, and publishing an iPhone app. Which is not as painful (tools, complex OS, etc.), including an expensive certification (including for Java apps), as it is currently on the other mobile platforms (except Android).
Update 1: A developer viewpoint on the iPhone devotion recent discussion. I think that Mike is spot-on.
Update 2: VentureBeat is adding more to this heated conversation with a followup post aiming directly at Nokia, and a guest post by an AdMob VP.
Google + Java = Mobile + Widget + Web + Server - Sys Admin
Now with one language (Java) a mom 'n pop shop can develop:
- a native mobile app (Android + Davlik)
- a web app or widget (GAE Java + GWT)
- a backend server (GAE Java and all the GAE goodies)
And no need for a sys admin or even a complex cloud deployment on EC2 or like!!
Ultimate Android Dev Env
GAE Java (no sys admin needed) + GWT + Google Voice + GData APIs + Davlik (Android) = ultimate end-to-end for 1 man dev shop. #cloud #mobile
