Closer To The Ideal

Earlier I complained that Apple had not yet ported AppleScript to the iPhone. I am very pleased to see that Google is now supporting scripting on Android:

Scripts can be run interactively in a terminal, started as a long running service, or started via Locale. Python, Lua and BeanShell are currently supported, and we’re planning to add Ruby and JavaScript support, as well.

Google is doing everything right to win the hearts of developers. Will this matter in the long run? Apple has a big head-start with the iPhone. But then, once upon a time, Apple was the only company selling a personal computer that supported a GUI interface. It’s possible cell phones will see a shake-out like what happened in the 1980s – Apple is there first, but alienates its developers, a competitor arrives late, but woos developers and in the end wins more market share.

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