Mobile - First, last and always

I get the satire but like most effective satire there is truth there. Like it or not we currently live in a world were money is the biggest driver of innovation and creation. This is especially true for works that require teams to create. Maximizing consumer surplus with digital goods isn't necessarily a net good if the collapse of profits drives away innovation and creation in the field. Free software, whether it is open source or provided by a giant tech company, can cause stagnation.

From the comments I guess you guys don't recognize the name. Chris Heillmann, AKA, @codepo8, has been a long time evangelist. First at Yahoo and now at Firefox. I don't think he really meant to fool anyone, but I can see how you would take it if you weren't aware of his background.

The troll is strong in this one.

I frankly can't help but think fuck this guy.

He makes some valid points about closed innovation (the number of browsers we have to support means the open web must necessarily evolve less rapidly) but overall his attitude is just total shit.

I can't tell if he's being a jackass for April Fool's or is honestly just throwing in the towel on a short-term call to make more money. Fuck the rest of us. Go join Apple and let the open ecosystems die.

Native Mobile developer has been great not liking the way javascript works it has been a heaven sent to have relevant platforms to develop on. Whether it's iOS, Android, or Windows Phone 7 I way rather learn all three languages than one I just don't like. I still have to do web mostly for websites for mobile apps, but I am glad mobile is catching on as it has.