Smartphone Developer Experience

Nokia Case Study

Publication Date	September 2009
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	11
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00946

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Summary

Nokia is facing an increasingly tough battle for the hearts and minds of application and content developers, with a developer offering that is too complex compared with Apple's iPhone and Google's Android platform. While Nokia's efforts to improve this situation are to be applauded, the company still needs to balance its device-side developer proposition with its Ovi web platform developments if it's to fight back against its rivals ??

Content

Executive summary
In a nutshell
Ovum view
Recommendations for operators and third-party developers
Company analysis
Fragmentation taking a new form in Nokia's world
Nokia's developer experience needs a rethink
Cross-platform environments must take precedence
Java ME may become a casualty of rationalisation
Nokia's efforts may be overtaken by external forces
Devices are becoming gateways to the cloud
Device leadership requires web developer assets
Nokia should play harder or stick to core competencies
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Nokia developers face a complex choice of programming environments
- Figure 2: User experience and developer experience are closely related
- Figure 3: Reusable skills with maximum reach should be emphasised in future