Comments on: What is wrong with Microsoft? http://arianesoft.ca/blog/what-is-wrong-with-microsoft/ It's all about the PPL! Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:38:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: PointOfLight http://arianesoft.ca/blog/what-is-wrong-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-90 PointOfLight Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:06:23 +0000 http://arianesoft.ca/blog/?p=200#comment-90 While it would be cool, I would not count on PPL supporting either of the platforms you mention. iPhone development requires a Mac and the iPhone SDK, so even if a framework or beta could be developed with PPL, the final product would still have to be compilable on a Mac. As for the DS, I'm not sure that I've ever seen a 3rd party IDE for the device unless you want to go homebrew, but much like pre-SDK software on the iPhone, homebrew DS software can't be sold. I'd say Nintendo is almost as closed with it's portable as Apple is with the iPhone. While it would be cool, I would not count on PPL supporting either of the platforms you mention. iPhone development requires a Mac and the iPhone SDK, so even if a framework or beta could be developed with PPL, the final product would still have to be compilable on a Mac. As for the DS, I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen a 3rd party IDE for the device unless you want to go homebrew, but much like pre-SDK software on the iPhone, homebrew DS software can’t be sold. I’d say Nintendo is almost as closed with it’s portable as Apple is with the iPhone.

]]> By: Leginus http://arianesoft.ca/blog/what-is-wrong-with-microsoft/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Leginus Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:15:57 +0000 http://arianesoft.ca/blog/?p=200#comment-83 It makes perfect sense what you are saying and I fully agree. Microsoft have had the monopoly on the market for far too long and I think it has made them los their edge a little bit. Maybe when they start losing trade it will bring back their competitive edge and less of a bullying edge. That being said, does this mean that ppl may be pointed more towards other mobile platforms e.g. Iphone and of course my old favourite the DS? It makes perfect sense what you are saying and I fully agree. Microsoft have had the monopoly on the market for far too long and I think it has made them los their edge a little bit. Maybe when they start losing trade it will bring back their competitive edge and less of a bullying edge.

That being said, does this mean that ppl may be pointed more towards other mobile platforms e.g. Iphone and of course my old favourite the DS?

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