As goes Flash, so goes Macromedia/Adobe. If FlashLite makes them the next titan of the software industry, they will have plenty of money to spend on developing products like CFMX.
Think about it this way. Microsoft existed for the last ten years on the dual monopolies of Windows and Office, and they used the revenues from those giants to get into all kinds of other businesses- games, hardware, corporate services, web sites, interactive TV, server products- just about anything you can think of. Just think what MM/Adobe will be able to do if they own the document standard, the RIA standard, and the means to deliver documents and RIAs via CF, Flash Remoting, Breeze, Flex, and whatever else comes next. So be happy that they have a product that reaches a significant chunk of the planet's population. Revenues from that product may just be funding the next version of CF. >Why am I mentioning this? Well, IMHO, it's a subtle but important >indicator about MM's view of CFMX. It's not that they won't devote $$ >and resources to its continued development, but it's clear that the >"broader reach" products like Breeze and some of the Flash authoring >tools will continue to force CFMX to "backstage" instead of its >rightful place at "center stage". > >To make things worse, MM and Adobe are set to merge. With both >companies heavily invested in the tools market, CFML's future could be >bleak. CMFX won't dissapear, but it's growth in terms of market share >AND features could be slowed to an unacceptable pace as MM/Adobe's >attention focuses more closely on their cash cow: tools and IDEs. > >Sorry for the rant, but I hate to see CFMX get dissed by it's own company! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205292 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
