Everyone should develop for Windows Phone 7. It’s easier.

Don’s Blog makes the point that coding for Windows Phone 7 is easier than iPhone. My thoughts on iPhone coding a master-detail set of two views on iPhone versus Windows Phone 7 and why the designer-developer story is better with the Microsoft toolset thanks to Expression Blend and the C# language.. This is just an … Continue reading “Everyone should develop for Windows Phone 7. It’s easier.”

Don’s Blog makes the point that coding for Windows Phone 7 is easier than iPhone.

My thoughts on iPhone coding a master-detail set of two views on iPhone versus Windows Phone 7 and why the designer-developer story is better with the Microsoft toolset thanks to Expression Blend and the C# language.. This is just an opinion piece, but realize I am not a newbie at either platform.
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When I see even governments paying excessive amounts to iPhone development houses I wonder if that’s the best use of the money, just because it’s popular.

Well, developing for the popular handset is a good use of the money because developing for Windows Phone 7 nomatter how good the tools are would be a complete waste of money due to the market penetration of the OS being precisely 0%. Or even 0.00%

And without users, what’s the point of developing at all?

Now, you can argue that there’s huge numbers of Symbian users out there but these guys ween’t buying apps before and they’re not going to start now.

It can be the easiest or the most difficult platform to develop for. But without users, why bother?

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0 thoughts on “Everyone should develop for Windows Phone 7. It’s easier.”

  1. WM7 hasn’t been launched, so of course it’s at 0%. However, it won’t be at 0% for long. My guess is that in a year, it will be.. um.. better than 0%.

    The fact the tools are available now is a good move. Visual Studio is great, and C# is one heck of a nice language. Seriously, it’s lovely. Really quick to develop in, and about a 27.5 times easier to learn than Objective-C (scientifically speaking – year, just made that up. But it’s easier to learn).

    I think NDAs prevent me from saying anything more at this point.

  3. I read that review as a review by a geek for a smartphone OS that wasn’t aimed at geeks. I’m encouraged that Microsoft hasn’t just made a clone of iPhone OS in terms of the rows of icons (which Android clearly has).

    Kudos to the designers – they actually designed something new.

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