Thursday, January 30, 2003
Should Microsoft Directly Support Java and Brew in the Pocket PC Phone?
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 07:00 AM
http://wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/20618.html
Here is an interesting take on the market of converged devices. The author seems to be distraught over Microsoft not incorporating Brew or Java directly into the Pocket PC Phones. Well, if you want those in the device, put them in yourself. Why should Microsoft add all these virtual machines to run non-Win32 API applications? Microsoft has a long history of being proven right by going their own way. Of course, they have stumbled at times too. Your thoughts?
Here is an interesting take on the market of converged devices. The author seems to be distraught over Microsoft not incorporating Brew or Java directly into the Pocket PC Phones. Well, if you want those in the device, put them in yourself. Why should Microsoft add all these virtual machines to run non-Win32 API applications? Microsoft has a long history of being proven right by going their own way. Of course, they have stumbled at times too. Your thoughts?