And that's why apps are made and sold where they are

Post #360,928 by drook 7/17/12 8:21:46 PM Reply	And that's why apps are made and sold where they are I may like to use Linux personally, but if I'm trying to sell something, I'm going to sell it in the market where people are paying. Classic question for beginning marketing students: If you want to open a burger joint, what's the #1 most important thing for you to have in order to be successful? No, not a good recipe. Not a good location. Not good ambiance. The most important thing to have is hungry people with money. -- Drew
Post #360,930 by malraux 7/17/12 8:25:10 PM Reply	Speaking of Linux... I'll also post my treatise on why Linux fragmentation doesn't piss off developers any where near as much as Android (which is Linux, basically) fragmentation does. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #360,932 by drook 7/17/12 8:31:21 PM Reply	I've seen variations on that If I understand it correctly, "basic" Linux has a version. You can assume that a certain version will have at least a certain version of various pieces. With Android, there are not only more versions, different hardware manufacturers can (and do) decide to include or exclude whatever the hell they want. Not to mention* each device will be tweaked to assume a particular aspect ratio, and any app expecting otherwise will be borked. That about it? Or is there more? * Doesn't that phrase virtually always mean that you're just about to mention? -- Drew
Post #360,935 by malraux 7/17/12 8:46:11 PM Reply	Nope. See the hyarge post I just laid above, but the short version is that it comes down to control of the environment. If you're developing for Linux, it is overwhelmingly likely that you are probably creating applications that run internally to a particular organization, and that organization has (or should have) a very controlled, homogenous environment. When you're developing for mobile apps, you have to hit every possible environment out there. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

Welcome to IWETHEY!