On 2010-01-26, at 13:14, Rich Christiansen wrote: > I just read an article about Laszlo Systems' recent investment round of > $3M. > (http://deals.venturebeat.com/2010/01/25/laszlo-systems-raises-3m-to-integrate-internet-applications/) > > I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts about the ramifications of such > funding, namely for the company as well as for LZX app development. > > To be honest, due to waning interest in Laszlo development, I've been > doing my work with Flex recently, but I'm interested to hear how this > funding might influence our future choice of development environment.
Laszlo Systems continues to be the primary supporter of OpenLaszlo, funding 3.5 people to work full time on the project and providing all our hosting and other overhead services. I think the investment you refer to is a reflection of the success Laszlo is continuing to have with its Webtop suite and bodes well for the future of Laszlo and OpenLaszlo. Personally, I hope that some of this investment is earmarked to buy me one of whatever Apple will announce today, so I can ensure that OpenLaszlo applications run smoothly on "the tablet". :) Given Apple's current stance on Flash, anyone who is developing web applications and wants them to run on "the tablet" should be considering OpenLaszlo. P T Withington OpenLaszlo.ORG/Laszlo Systems
