From: Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject: Re: Android apps development
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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--