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[Rant] Whither Sendo? ANN.lu Posted on 22-Oct-2003 05:48 GMT by Joe "Floid" Kanowitz 15 comments View flat View list Again from The Register, Sendo's unveiled the Symbian-based Sendo X. Looks better than the ill-fated Z100. No word on partnerships of interest, but Symbian comes with its own Java environment. List of all comments to this article Sorted by date, most recent at bottom Comment 1 Anon 22-Oct-2003 03:51 GMT Comment 2 Lando 22-Oct-2003 05:31 GMT Comment 3 Anon 22-Oct-2003 05:49 GMT Comment 4 Anon 22-Oct-2003 06:02 GMT Comment 5 Lando 22-Oct-2003 06:34 GMT Comment 6 Anon 22-Oct-2003 06:45 GMT Comment 7 Lando 22-Oct-2003 07:03 GMT Comment 8 priest 22-Oct-2003 10:26 GMT Comment 9 priest 22-Oct-2003 10:29 GMT Comment 10 Anonymous 22-Oct-2003 11:53 GMT Comment 11 Anonymous 22-Oct-2003 12:22 GMT Whither Sendo? : Comment 12 of 15 ANN.lu Posted by Joe "Floid" Kanowitz on 22-Oct-2003 18:37 GMT In reply to Comment 11 (Anonymous): > leave it to ANN moderators to post a news item (even if not Amiga related) > as a rant Heh, I just noticed that. Anyhow, it wasn't my intention... I still think the DE concept has a lot of technical promise, but this shows its toehold being loosened by yet another "good enough" solution. More specifically, AInc. can still negotiate with the carriers to come along as "added value" (in an even more perfect world, everyone's smartphone would just take software downloaded from conventional websites; some do, some don't), which was part of the plan, but that's a heck of a lot more work and takes a heck of a lot more resources than just landing on a device from the get-go. Assuming DE work is ongoing, the final release /really/ has to be as compelling as, say, Netscape or OpenGL was if consumers have to make a conscious choice to install it, an even more uphill battle now that open standards and sources reign. Ironically, this is also a case where they've been sucker-punched to some degree by Microsoft's screwing around. They never set themselves up to be /really/ dependent there, but when Sendo gave up that road, their Plan B removed the need for third-party Java, one of the main niches in the near-term for Intent/DE. At least Sony's found a use/benefit from Tao's stuff in their own internal development. (That "CoCoon" series of high-end entertainment gear; if there have been newer design wins lately, I've missed 'em.) Jump... Top Previous comment Next comment bottom List of all comments to this article (continued) Comment 13 strobe 23-Oct-2003 02:18 GMT Comment 14 Neko Registered user 23-Oct-2003 04:14 GMT Comment 15 brotheris 26-Oct-2003 09:15 GMT

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