Moonrise2473 to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 hours agoCarl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down17
arrow-up137arrow-down1external-linkCarl Pei says Nothing could build its own operating system | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comMoonrise2473 to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·8 hours 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-down1·5 hours 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.