
最近我有机会接触了一下苹果操作系统,原本以为它和windows有很大的差别,可在安装完Firefox和几个聊天工具后,我发现这几乎已经完全满足我的需要了,甚至包括玩网络游戏的需要。这让我想起了一年前我写的一篇Blog,关于浏览器将逐步取代操作系统的趋势。当时有人说为时尚早,但我觉得这一趋势越来越明显,不仅仅在电脑领域,在手机领域也得到了体现。
一年前,Opera的CEO给我和我的同事演示了Opera的未来,其中有一页PPT描述了未来浏览器会成为手机的界面,用浏览器的widget来实现各种功能,我当时以为这还很遥远。今天我收到了Steven给我邮件,他是航海家浏览器的创始人。邮件中他说他的浏览器加了一个有趣的功能,希望我能尝试一下。我就到wap.3gtb.com上下载了他们最新的软件,安装后眼前一亮,我的手机界面上显示了北京最新的天气预报和新浪上最新的新闻,没想到这一天这么快就来临了。
手机操作系统中symbian的份额最大,但是还没有一统江湖,再加上各类手机的运算能力和屏幕差距非常大,使得手机软件的开发更加困难。我坚信浏览器的有机会成为这一混乱局面的终结者,当用firefox和prism可以打造出gmail的桌面程序的时候,在手机上为什么不可以呢?目前手机上浏览器的玩家主要是微软、优势浏览器等,希望未来市场中能有航海家这样优秀浏览器的一席之地。
Recently I got the chance to use mac operating system for a while. I thought it will be a big difference from Windows before i use it. After I installed Firefox and some chat tools, I found it almost fulfill all my needs, even my webgame need. That reminded me a post I wrote a year ago, about the trends that Browse would take the place of operating system. At that time somebody told me It's too early to say that, but now i think the trend is more obviously than ever, not only in PC field, but mobile phone.
One year ago, The CEO of Opera gave my colleagues and me a presentation about the future of opera. One page of PPT described the Browser would be the interface of the mobile phone. Most of functions would carry out by widget. I thought it was just a prediction until i received Steven's email today. He is the founder of Voyager mobile phone browser. He mentioned he added a very interesting function in the latest version, and want me give some feedback to him. So i downloaded his software on wap.3gtb.com, and I was stunned when I saw the weather forecast and latest sina news on the standby of my mobile phone. The day is finally coming.
Symbian dominate the mobile phone OS market, but still have lots of competitor. the performance and screen size are very different between phones. Developing software on mobile phone has these obstacles. I truly believe browser could be the terminator of the mess. When we can use firefox and prism to make the desktop application of gmail, why not in phone? Now the heavyweight players are Microsoft and Ucweb, I hope Voyager will occupy more market share in the future.
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