September 2011
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Apple's decision that changed cross platform...
Take yourself back to 2007. The first iPhone was released… The media, love to claim that this device changed everything. One thing everyone seems to forget is that at first, we, as developers, could not make applications for the iPhone. There was no app store. There were no apps.
What was Apple doing? They were pushing for the web. They said, “Just make a web app”. They had their...
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Let's not party like its 1999
Currently (at time of writing) there are 4 main desktop platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS) and 6 main mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7, Symbian, WebOS). In the future there is going to be even more platforms. Smart TVs will become mainstream, even the long awaited smart fridges.
Each of these platforms support applications of one type or another.
The current...