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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by stefan_kendall on Thursday February 20, 2014 @08:16AM (#7270567)
You absolutely need to "design down" if you want to support all of android. Go build an app with a reasonable number of users and you'll learn this the hard way.
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Re:Your Path to a $16B exit? Build a J2ME App by corresation on Thursday February 20, 2014 @09:04AM (#7270741)
Good thing I never said "all of android", as there will always be edges that in many cases aren't even worth targeting.

I did, however, say that many of the cheap phones are quite powerful. And they are. And as someone who has several widely deployed games on Android -- one category where there is much more demands than categories like WhatsApp -- it is absolutely no problem at all.

I generally test things on the Nexus One just as a bottom end comparator. Compared to many of the devices from bottom-tier manufacturers now, the Nexus One is grossly underpowered. It is always surprising what it can run with gusto.

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