This is definitely interesting stuff, and I hadn't visited Marco's
site in a long time so thanx for reminding me about it. ( My favorites
table looks like a jungle! <g> ) I may have misquoted myself because I
agree that the software as service model is going to get bigger and bigger,
although I didn't use the same terminology.
My views are indeed concerned more with what is happening on my own
home ground. I don't have even one international client, and lately the
business ethics of some foreign companies has really burned me up. At least
when they don't follow good practices here something can usually be done
about it! So even were I to get interest from overseas I'd have to think
long and hard before accepting any relationship!
Also hatred against the US is at an all time world high...not that I
blame them! <g> I wish we'd all just stop meddling in each other's affairs
and handle trade across borders like any well run corporation would!
But getting back to AJAX, a name which I associate with a cleaning
product, how different is it really from ASP .NET? I'm not high on
Microsoft but they have a marketing machine much like Coke-a-cola did back
in the 40's! And they've got their sticky fingers in the government here as
well, so they are going to be tough to beat when they decide it time to turn
the pressure up on the rest of the world the way they are doing here right
now! Technology always has a habit of turning in the direction of least
resistance and the most funding, and that's a world-wide condition. If
Linux had been properly marketed instead of being put out in several
competing versions, they'd have a piece of the pie here already. But I
think it's too late for them now!
from Robert Meek dba Tangentals Design CCopyright 2006
Proud to be a moderator of "The Delphi Lists" at elists.org
(["An unused program is the consequence of a higher logic!", nil]) As
written in The Compendium of Accepted Robotic and Surrlogic Theorems Used in
the Self Analysis of Elemental Positronic Pathways...1st Edition Revised
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On Behalf Of Cosmin Prund
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:51 AM
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Subject: Re: Delphi - current status and future?
Found some Delphi-AJAX stuff! It seems there's at least 1 AJAX (beta)
site alive on the Internet at this very moment, and there might be many
more.
Link: http://ajax.marcocantu.com/doc/DelphiAndAjax.html
Marshall E. Fryman wrote:
> Robert -
>
> I think you have a US-centric view of the marketplace. Most of Europe
> and Asia are standardizing on Linux platforms. Microsoft is definitely a
> contender and is able to throw massive amounts of money around; however,
> when entire governmental bodies (China, Germany, Italy, etc.) move to
> Linux platforms, we would be seriously remiss in ignoring the trend.
> Additionally, there is a reason that Microsoft is concerned about Google.
>
> The software-as-service model is going to become more prevalent in the
> coming years, not less. Delphi seriously needs an Ajax capability that
> doesn't tie into a very expensive and proprietary hosting model (read
> .NET.) While I personally find software that is only available via the
> Web annoying, I have to admit to being impressed with Yahoo's Mail beta
> and Google Docs and Spreadsheets. At times, I even forget that they are
> web-centric. With this type of functionality, the average (non-game
> playing for now) user could buy a Web only system (using a Transmeta
> chip or similar) that is able to send and receive e-mail, write their
> documents and browse the web. Is every app available? Not yet - but none
> of the ones that are available are written in Delphi (unless it's .NET).
>
> m
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