Just when you thought Nokia couldn’t make any more mistakes, today they decided to dump Symbian and MeeGo and go with Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. You have got to be kidding me! At first I thought it was a joke but it isn’t:
http://www.infoworld.com/t/mobile-platforms/nokia-jumps-the-windows-phone-abyss-250
And the cherry on top: Nokia will not support Qt on Windows Phone 7. You must use the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 developer kit.
I have been a long, long time Nokia smartphone user. I guess it is time for me to look at other smartphones.
Speaking of truly stupid ideas, I also just read that RIM’s Playbook will get Android apps support.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2025857/rim-s-playbook-android-apps-support
Don’t people take history anymore at school, college or university? What was one of the top reasons why OS/2 died? OS/2 could run Windows applications in a Windows VM under OS/2. Why did this lead to the death of OS/2? Developers decided that there was no point in porting their Windows applications to OS/2 because OS/2 could run them under the Windows VM.
If the Playbook will be able to run Android apps then developers will not port their apps to the Playbook. Hence, this will definitely be a nail in Playbook’s coffin.
Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.
