Friday, September 26, 2008
Interview with Dimitry Grinberg about his future and that of Palm
In TamsPalm have entervistado to Dimitry Grinberg (read previous interview). There are some very interesting views, who come naturally come from, and also of some exclusive news. Here is the translation:
Dimitry Grinberg, guru of the PalmOS
We interviewed Dimitry Grinberg, one of the best (or perhaps the better) PalmOS developer in the world.
The questions concern the future of Palm and Dimitry, enjoy:
What do you think about the future of Palm?
The legendary companies do not cease to exist a good day. So even though the rumors that Palm is dying "be certain, take your time. Personally I'm not sure I have to agree with those rumors. It is true, have stopped making PDAs, the only thing that really were very good. Yes, they made the Treo 600 - 800 very similar. But look, they are still alive. That means they're doing something right. I'm clearly outside its target users. But developers and advanced users never are. So there are dark clouds on their future, but it is too early to predict a total success or a complete failure.
Why are you in Palm OS developer (and not Windows Mobile, etc)?
Because I like it. Windows Mobile reminds me too much to Windows, which is never a good thing. Development for any platform use. Using all my software. Libero titles that are a small portion of all the applications that I've written. And all of them were written because he needed. Having said that, I hate Java. Do not believe what a programming language, and do not consider their users to programmers (unless you tell me without consulting anywhere, which is the garbage collector "mark and clean," and when you use Java). Nor was never a big fan of smartphones, and Symbian is an operating system for smartphones. That leaves me with PalmOS and iTouch. Sadly Apple is not being too friendly with developers, and prices have not fallen enough to come into my interests. While I expect to make some hardware modifications and additions to my iTouch once I made one.
What think you are (currently) the best mobile platforms and why ...?
I think it's PalmOS. Not many people will agree, but my bet will not coincide with that of the majority. The best operating system for mobile is one that makes developers to express the coconut to make things efficient, rather than make it seem a desktop operating system and dragged ... (Windows Mobile, I'm looking at you). At the same time must be sufficiently simple to program, so that developers can start using it quickly. It's easy to start on schedule PalmOS.
What's your favorite portable device ...?
My LifeDrive. Several units, SDHC card, WiFi, Bluetooth, Voice over IP. It's like a perfect smartphone, with no commitments to screen more or less reduced battery life.
Palm also sells computers with Windows Mobile Is it good or bad? Why?
The reality of the market today is simple: Microsoft pays the commission and the companies (which are what really have the money) will be delighted, or develop your own YAMPL (yet another mobile Linux platform, yet another mobile platform based on Linux) and see how anyone uses it (unless, again, pay the commission and Microsoft ActiveSync liciencies).
Your future: are you still a developer in Palm OS or switch to another platform (Windows Mobile, Nova, ALP, etc)? Why?
As announced a few months ago, nuRom for LifeDrive and SDHC driver will be my last projects for PalmOS. I'm leaving. But that does not mean exactly what you think it means. I'm finishing my operating system itself DGOS, guess what its initials mean :-). Is not based on anything, it is written entirely by me. It has a fairly efficient processes planner, separate processes in memory, and a pretty good driver. Is the exciting part? It includes a subsystem PalmOS. This means that you have a level of binary compatibility with all existing Palm OS applications. ALL. Not as it seems StyleTap-than-plus-or-less-supports-some-applications-of-schedule, but completely. Even the hacks native function (of course only affect applications subsystem PalmOS). I am also finishing a subsystem for Windows Mobile, which means that applications may also run Windows Mobile. From time to try the LifeDrive, but then get hardware it worthwhile to try it. Since there is no code of Access, Palm, or anyone other than myself, I can release it when you see that you are ready, and I hope so. He has been in development for years privately, and is now nearing completion.
What should Palm do to sell more computers?
Make a sexy team that does not scream "I am a bored middle-aged worker with a brick phone, so that my boring job can contact me at any time on the other side of my boring life." Years ago in the forums of 1src.com suggested TH-55 with a phone. YEARS before Apple did. If Palm had listened, all lead pPhons now and pTouchs.
What do you think about that "Palm is dead"?
I think I've covered this more or less on an earlier question. Nobody is dead until he is dead. I see no reason to be excited with them, but at the same time nor are there to abandon them. You know, tomorrow may release a VGA PDA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS with a stable operating system and a good design ... :-) I'm kidding.
What do you think?
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm News
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It's very interesting to compare this with the previous entevista ... in the other practically gave the coup de grace to Palm, here he forgives everything and to some extent the stands. Their views itself seem quite polarized towards their preference and long experience with Palm OS, but it's understandable. It was pretty sarcastic but accurate description of the current scene of the mobile market, except for the fact that you forgot to mention that it is dominated by Nokia with its Symbian OS, which is not Windows Mobile or other-OS-based-on-Linux-Mobile .
But without doubt the biggest surprise was the bomber threw himself on his mobile OS, but we know we are used to DG namely that it is very good with their marketing. We have to wait to see it in operation prior to say ...
I do not know to what extent the development of Dimitry can have an impact on the world market. While the same could be said of when Linus Torvalds released version 1.0 of Linux.
On the other hand, I also think it will have to expand view and not cling to what you like as a nail on fire, because it can go with him. It said that, I think it is well aware of the other platforms. so we will know to move when necessary.
Windows Mobile, the company that is behind them, can have only war from a competitor to their level, such as Nokia or Google. The free software community is going to take it much more difficult in the world of mobile phones than for PCs for one simple reason that eliminates the freedom operators. Therefore needs to ally itself with an estrus monsters to have commercial potential. Perhaps Google may be the ally. We will Nokia with Symbian.
If Dimitry realmete a sstema operating in the q-functioning windows mobile applications and palm to the level that he said would Reviews not hell is that makes palm and other companies that do not even recruit them.