Dr. Dobb's | Q&A: When Mobility and Open Source Collide | March 28, 2009 - 0 views
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The web browser is a good example, on a pc it may make sense to ask a user to find, click, type, and browse the web or look for a service. In a mobile, converged product, you need to help the user be present with the service even or especially when they are driving or have the product in a pocket or handbag, and requiring them to constantly select 'yes' or to type in forms etc. are real headaches for a consumer.
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We will not provide a store front, but will help the community create multiple online stores from which they can generate revenue for themselves and the developer.
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At the other end of the spectrum, you see hoards of teenagers in the U.S., Europe and Asia happily texting one handed, using predictive text.
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Focus on the whole experience, meaning you need to be inclusive of display sizes, input methods, and form factors when you design and develop your applications and services.
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StyleTap has a Palm emulator that allows you to run thousands of Palm applications on Symbian products
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Red Five Labs has a runtime for Symbian OS which ensures Microsoft .net applications can be fully supported.
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The Symbian Foundation is helping to do this by ensuring we lower the barrier for entry for software developers.