I agree with most (if not all) of what you say.
RIAs... yes
Flex (half a job well done) --- yeah, in theory!
But a separate, very expensive, server to do half a job --- why, little
potential gain (IMO) and big potential loss (also IMO)
if MACR sells 1.000 or even 10.000 Flex license they will be distracted
and lose the war (IMO)
Dick
On Mar 29, 2004, at 6:01 PM, Danielle Romain wrote:
> If Macromedia sees the Internet's future in RIAs (a point to which I
> agree, BTW), how does a $12000 product enable that future?
>
> Flex succeeds because it bring the positives of Flash of a content
> delivery standpoint while freeing developers of the Flash IDE, which
> some find very intimidating.
>
> In the next generation of Internet applications, it is going to be
> tough to discern between a web app and a traditional desktop
> application.��This is the same motivation, I think, behind Microsoft's
> XAML, due out with Longhorn.��Given the delays in Longhorn, its deep
> Flash development base and legions of ColdFusion developers, MM has
> roughly 1 year to grab market and mindshare.��While I'm sure the
> niche, enterprise market is lucrative, I��think there is enough
> enthusiasm among the poorer folk to have driven some impressive sales
> volume in this product.
>
> It just seems like is overlooking a opportunity to build a tremendous
> technology advantage, catching Microsoft on its backfoot.
>
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