I think Scott is fully aware the situation - he was trying to get his business into a $15,000 Flex 1.5 license only months before Flex2 came out free...
so, Scott, remember that pain and don't forget those days - the shoe's on the other foot now... On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Paul Du Bois<[email protected]> wrote: > Just wanted to second Perry’s comment regarding the lack of a clear, > official roadmap and timeline for the SL3 release. > > > > We have a major LOB application developed in SL2 that’s in production with > several clients, with heaps of ongoing development happening. > > The launch of SL3 was a major concern for us since we could not be sure > whether or not those prod applications would survive client upgrades to SL3. > > Thankfully the backwards compatibility with SL2 seems to be excellent, but > we may not be so lucky with the next SL RTW. > > > > As developers we understand that sometimes deadlines slip, but really any > kind of timeframe guidance from MS would be better than none. > > Having to scavenge the web for rumors/leaks regarding updates for what is > now my company’s primary technology platform is pretty weak. > > > > Cheers > > > > Paul > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Barnes > Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) > > > > This has come up a few times and whilst folks may want absolute transparency > there are those who would use it for competitive advantage or to increase > criticism further. It's basically a constant balancing act between good and > evil in many ways :) > > > > Point is, it's being discussed in depth right now as Pete Brown kicked this > conversation of a while ago. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Perry Stathopoulos [[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 10 July 2009 5:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) > > Congrats for the release! > > > > My only real complaint at this point, is that I would have liked to have a > better visibility for the release schedule. I have to admit I was not > expecting the July 10th release. Sure there were hints, but I needed a > summer release so I didn't focus at all on SL3. I even asked the question in > this mailing list, when the rumours first appeared. > > > > For example I like when Tim Hueur posted the roadmap for .NET RIA Services: > > http://timheuer.com/blog/archive/2009/06/09/ria-services-roadmap-updated.aspx > > > > Talk to the community if dates change I think we are quite open and > understanding as we go through the same stuff. > > > > Thanks and keep up the good work, > > Perry > > > > > > From: Scott Barnes > > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 10:55 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day all :) > > > > Now you all know why i'm home for a month :) a nice break from lead up to > launch. > > > > Anyway, Happy Silverlight / Expression 3 Day :) (Same day as my sons > birthday w00t). > > > > Http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight - feedback welcomed on all our sites, > approach to launch etc as i will be keen to learn from our wins and mistakes > for SL4. > > > > Note: > None of the website(s) or online experiences were handled by me, but as of > Monday i'll be taking over them, so please please give me raw feedback. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > > ________________________________ > > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > > ________________________________ > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > ________________________________ > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/ozsilverlight Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
