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 ' Google in particular.

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Smartphone developer experience: Nokia case study
Published on September 2009
Report 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 ' Google in particular.
Table of 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
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