[DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?

[Colin Fraser]

> >>  But Google's phone just begin entering into the market.

The 'Google Phone' has been around for quite a while now (I have had one for about a year... has not really been pushed in New Zealand)... Android is the Google OS, and quite a few companies make 'Google' or Android phones, eg, HTC (made the first released one, and also make the latest that Google is now selling directly), Samsung, Motorola and others I can't recall also make and sell them.

The media hype seemed to peek because Google is selling the latest (running Android 2.1 I think) directly... not sure why the hype, but I am sure it is good for the phone and for Google...

In terms of Development, Android is Java based (mainly), and comes with a few plugins for Eclipse to make things more easy... all free.

iPhone has an XCode development environment, not to familiar with it...

Regards
Colin


The latest news is that Google are actually selling one now, 

On 15/01/2010, at 4:31 PM, Leigh Wanstead wrote:

> May I ask what is the future between apple's iphone or Google's phone?
> 
> I saw that Google phone got Linux behind and no rip off fee from Apple which is great. But Google's phone just begin entering into the market.
> 
> Have a nice day
> 
> Regards
> Leigh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Jeremy North
> Sent: Friday, 15 January 2010 4:09 p.m.
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] What is the future for Delphi programmer?
> 
> Pro upgrade is $519 (AUD) for Delphi 2010.
> 
> Just because something is "free" doesn't make it a good "investment".
> 
> The apple tools are way behind other IDE's for usability and functionality.
> 
> I suggest you download them and try them for yourself.
> 
> Oh, you'll need apple hardware as well to do that ;-)
> 
> I'm not a fan of OSX - it feels like I'm being forced to use a
> computer with one arm tied behind my back and continually trying to
> swat flies and work with the free arm...
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Jolyon Smith <jsmith at deltics.co.nz> wrote:
>>> You can't deploy to the iPhone platform unless you pay.
>> 
>> $99 / $299
>> 
>> If there were a version of Delphi at those price points I would be very
>> happy.
>> 
>> :)
>> 
>> And unless I'm mistaken, those costs apply no matter whose tools you are
>> using to create the software.
>> 
>> $2000+ for Embarcadero Delphi 20XX for iPhone may even include that $99
>> cost, but it's still $2000+ vs $99 and free tools.
>> 
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