Symtopia.com
As part of a feasibility study, I have just done an audit of the current software available for Nokia S60 3rd Edition and UIQ 3.0 (Symbian 9.1). So that everyone can benefit from what I have found, I have resurrected an old web site directory and updated it to include just Symbian 9.1 software. The result is symtopia.com. If it proves popular, I’ll try and keep it up-to-date. If you are a developer and I have missed your software or you have a new program then you can use the ‘Add Link’ option.
Here are my general impressions having visited the various developer web sites, forums and existing (mainly Handango-based) directories…
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The 80/20 principle seems to apply. There are a few developers producing large numbers of titles. Prior to Symbian 9.1 there were many more developers each producing fewer titles. Maybe the developers producing the large number of titles were those who previously made a good profit pre- Symbian 9.1.
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There is approximately three times as many S60 applications as UIQ applications. This might be explained by the fact that UIQ 3.0 devices and SDKs trailed S60 by about a month. However, I still can’t envisage the number of UIQ 3.0 reaching the same as S60 (now) in a months time.
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There’s evidence of developers stalling during development (e.g. FExplorer, Papyrus, Blackballer) due to complexities of platform security.
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There are some instances of end-users automatically assuming older (pre-Symbian 9.1) software will run on Symbian 9.1 devices leading to consumer frustration.