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> Is this supposed to be a marketing tactic, or an unbiased
> comparison?
Both =)
> But Plucker also requires Zlib, correct?
No, not required, but helpful.
> And python on the computer the parser runs on. That's not common on
> Windows platforms. (They are minor things to install, and Plucker still
> come out ahead with a smaller PDA footprint.)
Windows is exactly the same in this regard. When you use something
written in VisualBasic, don't you also need to install the VBRUN300.DLL (or
newer) VB Runtime environment? "Scripting" languages aren't native on
Windows platforms, but that doesn't mean the requirements differ.
> 18. Plucker does not force ads for cars or new channels upon you.
19. Plucker supports colored text, AvantGo does not.
20. Plucker does not send you content you didn't ask for, AvantGo
does.
This one requires an explanation. I was just pulling some
content into AvantGo over the network in POSE, and asked for one
particular site, and when it arrived in AvantGo, there were two
sites, one was the site I wanted, the other was a "Channel
Preview" of something I didn't even ask for.
> But I wouldn't recommend it for most users yet. It's still a little rough
> around the edges.
Most users have found ways to use it, despite those "rough edges".
One of the added benefits of using Plucker on Windows (the only "rough"
platform for using it, IMO) is that they learn more about their computer,
how scripts, configuration files, etc. actually work..
> But I think plucker-desktop is part of the next package, right? If so, I
> think normal computer users will find it much simplier to use.
Not "part of", but an additional package, yes. People who don't want
to use that tool (I still have never used it, though I've tried) don't want
to download the entire tarball/zipfile just to get the newer viewer and
parser.
> You still get most of the functionality, and the interface is much better.
Most of the functionality of.. what? Plucker? The interface is much
better than what?
d.
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