(I really promised myself I'd shut up but I gotta correct a couple of things).
Andrew, that's true in the MS world, and sadly, it seems this is also Jeremy's (earlier post) reality too. it's not just .NET. We're buying in a huge LMS (CMS for learning, really)... built in Java. Guess what the extentions will be in? Java/JSP. (nevermind that CF *is* java and has JMS gateways built in... that argument failed to get any traction). The point? Platform lock-ins will *always* be a problem. CF has to rise above that. Be thankful you're not locked into Powerbuilder, or Lotus Notes or Informix 4GL. two more points: Grant Strakers' presso in buying into the [MACR/Adobe] vision to increase marketshare was based on integration with other [MACR/Adobe] products. It's gotta account for something. Heck, for my market sector, a CF tie-in with, say, Breeze and Captivate would be a giant-killer. For financial sectors or government, integration with LiveCyclePDF generation might be it. Apart from class libraries, isn't that what .NET *really* is? the glue between products? Interop is king. > Ben Forta is coming to my work next tuesday for a visit, M@: would it be a safe guess that this what Ben Forta will really be doing? I bet he's not going to bore people with stuff CF has been doing for ages. The underlying message will probably be CF with RIA's Flex and dynamic data, probably FDS, gateways, etc. tell us how it went, eh? > maybe they need > more ben forta's (As he can only be in on place at one time) and have them > continually going around the companies. sounds good to me. There is no doubt in my mind that Adobe will make an effort integrating CF with a mountain of funky Adobe stuff in releases to come. Stuff that will be a real buzz to work with, with interop _that_no_other_company_can_do_. You know this. I know this. but my bosses boss doesn't.... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
