One specific idea, pre-approved for Y Combinator funding

Re:One specific idea, pre-approved for Y Combinator funding by aston on Monday April 16, 2007 @08:25PM (#13479)

I think the challenge here is not to match the iPhone's interface, since that would require matching the iPhone's hardware.

What would be better is a plug-in-able OS that would make the RAZR's menus tolerable (and maybe could be used on phones with even worse hardware).

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Re:One specific idea, pre-approved for Y Combinator funding by danw on Monday April 16, 2007 @08:40PM (#13486)

The RAZR is quite locked down. I tried to create a better UI for it [this was several years ago when I had a RAZR. worst mobile UI ever] but the problem is that the only way in is to create a java app that has to be launched by the user. This java app is hidden deep inside the menu system your trying to fix.

Nokia S60's on the other hand are a dream to customise. I'm working on a new application launcher for my E61 right now and the difference is stagering. Being able to run python on your phone rather than java or C++ makes development tolerable. Hopefully nokias widgets coming this year will allow access to phone APIs from JS/CSS/HTML, then mobile will be as easy as web apps.

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