I like your definition: "For the purposes of this article, if we can write an app that has access to all of the features on your phone and give it to you without your carrier’s permission, your phone is open"
Can you give a reference to where Motorola said that their new platform (JUIX for want of a better name from them) is open by this definition? You're certainly not the only person to assume this (eg. Hinkmond Wong), but I just can't find the evidence - though I haven't had time to watch the full webcast...
My assumption from what I've seen written is that this new platform will be like the DoCoMo Linux and Symbian platforms, which are very much closed to everyone but the operator. I'd love to be proved wrong, of course...
Cheers, Raddedas
Jason Devitt
· 2 years ago
Raddedas,
That's a great question. All I can say is that Motorola has been talking about releasing Linux SDKs for a long time. See this interview with Guy Martin for example: http://www.osnews.com/story.php/15659/Interview...
It is true that for the next few years at least we will see a greater number of open phones (by my definition) in Europe than in the US, and more in the US than in Japan.
Thanks for the comment, Jason
li mika
· 2 years ago
hi Jason,
Just wanna drop a quite comment about your excellent post.
I worked with Motorola China in my previous job. My previous company has the document viewer software pre-installed in all MotoJUIX devices aka Linux smartphones e.g. A1200, A768, A760, A780, etc... all these models are readily available in Asia and selling well.
However, the only way that motorola allows 3rd party developer like us to include our software in their Linux smartphone is not via an open SDK, the SDK was given to us, but that was only when we had signed a deal with Motorola. There is still no sign of when are they going to make this SDK public. But judging by their recent big endorsement on Linux, I bet it won't be too long before we get access to SDK tool to develop apps for MotoJUIX phones.
just my 2 cents, mika
Jason Devitt
· 2 years ago
mika,
Clearly Motorola hasn't moved fast enough to satisfy the developer community. See this rant for example, or this project to reverse engineer the EZX platform.
We're a little more patient, and we also suspect that Motorola never released SDKs for EZX because they saw it as an interim solution while they developed LJ.
Thanks for the comment, Jason
Shirish Marathe
· 2 years ago
hi, How can i update my Motorola A780 software and Is there any way to run a Windows Mobile OS on Motorola A780 please write in detail thanks.
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I like your definition: "For the purposes of this article, if we can write an app that has access to all of the features on your phone and give it to you without your carrier’s permission, your phone is open"
Can you give a reference to where Motorola said that their new platform (JUIX for want of a better name from them) is open by this definition? You're certainly not the only person to assume this (eg. Hinkmond Wong), but I just can't find the evidence - though I haven't had time to watch the full webcast...
My assumption from what I've seen written is that this new platform will be like the DoCoMo Linux and Symbian platforms, which are very much closed to everyone but the operator. I'd love to be proved wrong, of course...
Cheers,
Raddedas
That's a great question. All I can say is that Motorola has been talking about releasing Linux SDKs for a long time. See this interview with Guy Martin for example: http://www.osnews.com/story.php/15659/Interview...
It is true that for the next few years at least we will see a greater number of open phones (by my definition) in Europe than in the US, and more in the US than in Japan.
Thanks for the comment,
Jason
Just wanna drop a quite comment about your excellent post.
I worked with Motorola China in my previous job. My previous company has the document viewer software pre-installed in all MotoJUIX devices aka Linux smartphones e.g. A1200, A768, A760, A780, etc... all these models are readily available in Asia and selling well.
However, the only way that motorola allows 3rd party developer like us to include our software in their Linux smartphone is not via an open SDK, the SDK was given to us, but that was only when we had signed a deal with Motorola. There is still no sign of when are they going to make this SDK public. But judging by their recent big endorsement on Linux, I bet it won't be too long before we get access to SDK tool to develop apps for MotoJUIX phones.
just my 2 cents,
mika
Clearly Motorola hasn't moved fast enough to satisfy the developer community. See this rant for example, or this project to reverse engineer the EZX platform.
We're a little more patient, and we also suspect that Motorola never released SDKs for EZX because they saw it as an interim solution while they developed LJ.
Thanks for the comment,
Jason
How can i update my Motorola A780 software
and Is there any way to run a Windows Mobile OS on Motorola A780
please write in detail
thanks.