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On 05/05/11 16:18, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
> 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.

The writing had been on the wall for many years, Microsoft just chose
bury their heads in the sand, presumably thinking their monopoly of the
desktop would carry them through. It's only really since the iPhone
eclipsed the rest of the smartphone market, and caused it to wake up,
that Microsoft actually thought they might need to do something.

> A bit down the line and Tablets will be as powerful as today's desktop.
> 

It's not about power, it's simple ergonomics. You can't operate a device
with megapixel resoultion using a fat-finger. Windows Mobile requires a
stylus, and that's not practical or desirable.

A desktop GUI designed for operation by mouse/pointer and keyboard ain't
going to work on a finger driven display. It requires a complete
rethink, and redesign of the human interface. That's what Apple did, and
got right, whilst Microsoft failed to do anything.

-- 
Nigel Wade

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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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