Nokia Loosens Reins for Developers

[Jason Dunn]

http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/communications/0,39001141,39164795,00.htm

"Nokia is changing the way it deals with software developers, in what is widely seen as an effort to stave off a growing challenge from Microsoft. The world's largest handset maker will soon introduce "tiering," a process by which developers get faster and wider access to Nokia's proprietary cell phone operating software, the more they pay, Lee Epting, a Nokia vice president, said in an interview on Thursday.

The Finnish company is also revamping developer access to application programming interfaces (APIs) and is joining forces with other handset makers and Sun Microsystems to streamline software certification for products."

Are there any developers here who program for both Symbian and Windows Mobile? How would you characterize the differences in development for each platform?

[Jason Dunn]

http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/communications/0,39001141,39164795,00.htm

"Nokia is changing the way it deals with software developers, in what is widely seen as an effort to stave off a growing challenge from Microsoft. The world's largest handset maker will soon introduce "tiering," a process by which developers get faster and wider access to Nokia's proprietary cell phone operating software, the more they pay, Lee Epting, a Nokia vice president, said in an interview on Thursday.

The Finnish company is also revamping developer access to application programming interfaces (APIs) and is joining forces with other handset makers and Sun Microsystems to streamline software certification for products."

Are there any developers here who program for both Symbian and Windows Mobile? How would you characterize the differences in development for each platform?