Posts Tagged Apple

iOS versus Windows 8 versus Android – developer ecosystem

Let’s study the pros and cons. Apple have the sanest API/platform evolution and the best IDE. I have hated IDEs ever since they first came out in the 90s. Xcode circa 3.2 is the first IDE I will deign to use and frankly I find it amazing. Many reviews criticized Xcode for being crappy compared [...]


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The future of “Java” is with Google, and on Dalvik

(subtitle: “The Future of Microsoft, sealed?” ) I think that going forward, considering the following, a) James Gosling and Jim Hugunin being on board Google b) Google being a Java shop as much as it is a Python one c) Java on JVM being controlled by Oracle (NOT a good thing) d) dominance of Android [...]


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Windows Phone 7 and Microsoft’s future – too little, too late?

I have been quite excited about Windows Phone 7 since it was first leaked to press, and now with its release, I am frankly, quite disappointed with the outcome.  Virtually all the complaints leveled against the iPhone apply to Windows Phone 7 handsets as well! e.g. No multitasking, No Flash (and no Silverlight either!), crappy [...]


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Microsoft’s 3-front War, Part 1: The Battle for the Operating System – Windows vs. OS X

This is the first of a multi-part blog series where I discuss Microsoft’s battle on 3 fronts with 3 of its most important strategic competitors.  I believe everyone knows which 2 companies Microsoft are competing against on the first two fronts, but very few pundits seem to have caught on as to how important, strategic [...]


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