I could get into this with you Andrew, and spank you on how thinly you actually do your research around this but to be honest, you hate Microsoft for all the wrong reasons and just like the Vista pricing battle of 2007, you keep shifting the agenda/topic once a point gets made and debunked. Then you re-do the same topic, slightly worded different and we end up going full circle.
So.. with that in mind, "You win dude, I concede defeat" ;) You got me, just to damn smart for me.. :) On 4/27/07, Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Actually that's not true, WP/F was announced to chase headlines as you put > it at the beginning of last year. > > > > Andrew Scott > Senior Coldfusion Developer > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > www.aegeon.com.au > Phone: +613 8676 4223 > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > > From: cfaussie@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Scott Barnes > Sent: Friday, 27 April 2007 3:06 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: What's it all mean for CF developers? [Flex now Open > Source'd] > > > > > http://www.codeplex.com/Project/ProjectDirectory.aspx?TagName=WPF > > > > > > We do enough in the OS space we don't always chase headlines for it ;) > > > > > > > On 4/27/07, Bjorn Schultheiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey Scotty, > > > > > > > When will microsoft be open sourcing wpf :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 27/04/2007, at 2:32 PM, Andrew Scott wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Scott, > > > > > > > I knew it would not be long for you to voice your opinion on your blog. > > > > > > > But let's take a step back for a minute, Adobe have done a great job with > > > Flex as Macromedia before them. But one thing that seems to be missing and > > > Scott you touched on it, but I do not think that you fully looked into it. > > > > > > > I see the Open Source a great positive approach to reducing their > > > developers, and development time and resources. This isn't very evident, > > > except that the Apollo source went this way for the same reason, in my eyes > > > anyway to give the teams developing the browsers the opportunity to > > > incorporate Apollo support, I see no difference with this approach and Flex > > > support in browsers. > > > > > > > And the stupid thing we have a M$ evangelist sitting here, and making a > > > comment about this and a comment about that. But have you once put the > > > respective back on your own Employer at all? > > > > > > > Microsoft when they announced WP/F already stated that they would not > > > develop, past their own OS. Now this may have changed in time, but what M$ > > > was actually saying is that although we will not support unix, mac or > > > whatever here is the source code and if anyone wants to develop for those > > > platforms then that would be good. > > > > > > > This is no different to Adobe, except they already have that platform > > > independence where M$ do not. And the added bonus, of opening the source up > > > is allowing for more product integration than ever before. There is nothing > > > stopping people from integrating a better support of flex into CF than ever > > > before now, and the beauty is that it will not be Adobe investing in that. > > > It becomes open to others to look at this option, taking the pressure away > > > from Adobe's developers who can go and work on other bigger and better > > > things in the meantime. > > > > > > > And of course I could be wrong too.... > > > > > > > But Scott, you really need to look in your own backyard first.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Andrew Scott > > > Senior Coldfusion Developer > > > Aegeon Pty. Ltd. > > > www.aegeon.com.au > > > Phone: +613 8676 4223 > > > Mobile: 0404 998 273 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > Bjorn Schultheiss > Senior Developer > Regards, > > Bjorn Schultheiss > Senior Developer > Error! Filename not specified. > Personalised Communication Power > > Level 2, 31 Coventry St. > South Melbourne 3205, > VIC Australia > > T: +61 3 9674 7400 > F: +61 3 9645 9160 > W: http://www.qdc.net.au > > ((------------This transmission is confidential and intended solely for the > person or organization to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged > and confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, you > should not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. If you > believe you received this transmission in error, please notify the > sender.---------------)) > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
