As we have seen from previous posts in this "Mobile 2.0 blog," Mobile AJAX
has a lot of potential. However, many questions still remain about the
details of how Mobile AJAX could be implemented and exploited. Specifically,
this post discusses the problems that occurred in the evolution of Java ME
(formerly called J2ME) and how Mobile AJAX and other browser technologies can
learn from them – both in terms of the browser platform itself, and
the associated developer ecosystem.
We’d welcome discussion on how to resolve the issues that are raised.
Mobile Apps Aren’t Just About Interactivity
Many inherent advantages of browser-based solutions have been articulated
clearly in the preceding posts, and AJAX gives a dramatically superior level
of interactivity t... (more)