Moonrise2473@feddit.it to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agoCarl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down18
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkCarl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comMoonrise2473@feddit.it to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoThey could do a lot of things. The Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Pebble, and Samsung Watch have shown that attracting developers to build high quality apps for an OS is hard. A compatibility layer would make a lot of sense, but at that point, why bother with the new OS?
minus-square7oo7@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months ago why bother with the new OS? So someone’s petty little sanctions don’t obliterate your business. It’s worth having a backup.
They could do a lot of things.
The Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Pebble, and Samsung Watch have shown that attracting developers to build high quality apps for an OS is hard.
A compatibility layer would make a lot of sense, but at that point, why bother with the new OS?
So someone’s petty little sanctions don’t obliterate your business. It’s worth having a backup.