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 | | From: | Bill Ray | | Subject: | Comparing development platforms | | Date: | Mon, 17 Jan 2005 21:12:26 GMT |
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 | I'm writing a report comparing the different smart phone operating
systems from the point of view of the developer: looking at the
opportunities and challenges posed by the different OSs and why a
developer might choose one platform over another.
The report will consider Symbian UIQ, Symbian Series 60, Microsoft
Mobile SmartPhone, Microsoft Mobile Pocket PC, Palm OS and BREW. I've
been talking to all the various vendors and companies developing
software for each platform (and where possible, multiple platforms) to
build up a picture of what's happening on each. Once of the areas I'm
looking at is unofficial support, such as that found in this group;
both in terms of quantity and quality of support available.
While I've developed software for all the platforms we're looking at,
I've not done much development for any of them, and am well aware of
the ease with which obvious things can be missed. So I thought I
would post and see if anyone had any thoughts about any aspects of
Symbian which I really should make sure to mention: things which make
it superior to anything else, or drawbacks which limit its usefulness.
The report is being created for ARC Chart (http://www.arcchart.com).
Let me know what you think.
Bill.
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