Ralph, The 1-4 were in regards to WPF vs Apollow, not WPF/E vs Flash. WPF does not use javascript, is definitely faster (is basically a standard winforms app), and by design doesn't need to be cross-platform. That is why it is a strong choice over Apollo if you know your customer base will be 100% windows (common for intranet/backoffice apps).
When you don't know that everyone will be running Windows...Apollo to the rescue. Shaun --- In [email protected], "Ralph Hauwert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ) Ability to leverage .NET developer pool > -Who will have to do JS scripting > 2) Performance (I'm guessing WPF will be faster due to the CLR) > CLR extends to the XAML implementation. What speed are you referring too? > Render speed? > 3) Vastly (sorry, Adobe) superior IDE/developer tools (at least at > this point - I'm hoping FB3 really steps it up) > Which only run on Windows. Nice way to get the design community in. > 4) Cross-platform is not important if you know all of your users will > be running Windows > WPF/e is crossplatform to the extent of PC/MAC + IE6 + Firefox 1.5+ Safari > or another mozilla based project. > > Ralph. > > > > On 17 Apr 2007 11:26:13 -0700, Shaun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I would have to believe that WPF will win over Apollo for > > backoffice/intranet software for the following reasons: > > > > 1) Ability to leverage .NET developer pool > > 2) Performance (I'm guessing WPF will be faster due to the CLR) > > 3) Vastly (sorry, Adobe) superior IDE/developer tools (at least at > > this point - I'm hoping FB3 really steps it up) > > 4) Cross-platform is not important if you know all of your users will > > be running Windows > > > > As far as public internet sites go, I can't fathom why anyone would > > go for Silverlight over Flash/Flex. It's unproven, has 0 market > > share, is not truly cross-platform, and on and on... > > > > Shaun > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, > > "softwarecat" <softwarecat@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > If you go and see the sample of the technology on the Silverlight > > > website, it is not as smooth and elegent as the ones Ely has > > created. > > > I think it will have it's audience, but IMHO I think the movement > > of > > > the community and the designer involvement is going to make Flex > > the > > > king. I agree, marketing and brute force are a challenge to Flex > > only > > > by company name and reputation with the masses. > > > > > > Still clumsy, but I honestly have not worked within WPF to know, > > only > > > seen some results. My 2 Cents! > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com>, Paul J > > DeCoursey <paul@> wrote: > > > > > > > > All I have to say is it's Microsoft, if they kill anything it's > > not > > > on > > > > the merits of their product... it's brute force. This is not a > > > threat > > > > to Flash/Flex by any means. Microsoft will never be able to > > create a > > > > truly cross platform product. All of their past efforts have > > been > > > > clumsy at best, even on their own platform. > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Ralph Hauwert >
