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Re: Android apps development

From	Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Android apps development
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Date	2011-05-05 15:28 -0400
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Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> writes:

> On 05/05/2011 06:13, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>> In message<tvb4s65rbvr6uok50jvh51r8fttcv1k2dn@4ax.com>, Roedy Green wrote:
>>
>>>  From the quick exploration I did, it does not even support AWT, SWT or
>>> Swing.
>>
>> That’s right. Desktop-oriented GUIs are a waste of time on an ultramobile
>> device, as Microsoft found out with Windows Mobile.
>
> Only this year.
> A bit down the line and Tablets will be as powerful as today's desktop.

Maybe, but they still won't have mice, or keyboards, and they'll still
be about the same size. Horsepower isn't the only problem when it comes
to forcing a desktop GUI onto a mobile device.

sherm--

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  Re: Android apps development Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-04 16:55 -0400
  Re: Android apps development Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-04 22:07 -0700
    Re: Android apps development Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-05 17:13 +1200
      Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 16:18 +0100
        Re: Android apps development Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-05-05 08:43 -0700
        Re: Android apps development Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-05 09:11 -0700
          Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 21:07 +0100
            Re: Android apps development Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-05 16:57 -0400
            Re: Android apps development Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-05 15:27 -0700
              Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 10:51 +0100
                Re: Android apps development Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> - 2011-05-06 16:14 -0700
                Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-07 01:05 +0100
                Re: Android apps development Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-07 15:52 +1200
        Re: Android apps development Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-05-05 15:28 -0400
        Re: Android apps development Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-06 11:48 +1200
          Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 10:53 +0100
        Re: Android apps development Nigel Wade <nmw-news@ion.le.ac.uk> - 2011-05-06 09:49 +0100
          Re: Android apps development The Frog <mr.frog.to.you@googlemail.com> - 2011-05-06 02:15 -0700
          Re: Android apps development Dirk Bruere at NeoPax <dirk.bruere@gmail.com> - 2011-05-06 10:56 +0100

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