You've left out other examples where diversity hasn't been the shit, like video game consoles, and spinning optical disks for playing back music or video. And your example of java capable phones isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for creating a large market for 3rd party developers, since most java capable phones are running 0 3rd party apps.
Look, fragmentation increaces costs. A well capitalized developer can cover those costs and do the marketing to drive the volumes needed to ensure a good ROI. The economics aren't as attractive to small developers.
Android could end up with a much larger market share than iOS, though they'll be fighting with Microsoft to get it.
Even so, that isn't enough to guarantee a good market for app developers. The Android marketplace hasn't exactly caught on like the App store, not yet.
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You've left out other examples where diversity hasn't been the shit, like video game consoles, and spinning optical disks for playing back music or video. And your example of java capable phones isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for creating a large market for 3rd party developers, since most java capable phones are running 0 3rd party apps.
Look, fragmentation increaces costs. A well capitalized developer can cover those costs and do the marketing to drive the volumes needed to ensure a good ROI. The economics aren't as attractive to small developers.
Android could end up with a much larger market share than iOS, though they'll be fighting with Microsoft to get it.
Even so, that isn't enough to guarantee a good market for app developers. The Android marketplace hasn't exactly caught on like the App store, not yet.