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Mobile UIs: It's developers vs. users

Increased emphasis on distinctive smartphone UIs means even more headaches for cross-platform mobile developers

By Neil McAllister, InfoWorld, 01/19/12

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For users this is undoubtedly a good thing, but for developers it's troubling. It's yet another way in which the mobile development market is becoming increasingly fragmented. The more distinctive the mobile platforms become, the more developers are forced to become specialists to deliver successful apps for them. Smartphones may still all function pretty much alike, but it's getting harder and harder to avoid falling into the vendors' walled-garden ecosystems.

This article, "Mobile UIs: It's developers vs. users," originally appeared at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Neil McAllister's Fatal Exception blog and follow the latest news in programming at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

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