> With Microsoft it seems that it's all about the tool - VFP, .NET, Office, > Vista. They have changed the focus from how the tools are used to the tools
It's actually all about the platform. The dev tools, to MSFT, are a necessary evil, required so that people write applications for Windows. MSFT would give the tools away if they could, but then they'd be 'anti-competitive' with the likes of Borland, Sun, whoever. /snicker/ Talk with any dev tools pm and eventually you'll hear them admit that the tools are simply a life support system so they can sell more copies of Windows and Office. Look at the rot that has become SourceSafe or HTML Help. The company could care less about your life as a developer. It must be difficult to be a developer in the dev tools division with that attitude. My hat's off to all of them (yeah, even the VB guys. <s>) > themselves; and have made a pretty good business selling products to the > application developers and licenses to companies that use their tools. How > many times have we heard that Microsoft can't justify putting any more > effort into VFP because there is no return on the investment. So I guess That, of course, is a crock of marketing bs. A number of years ago, I laid out a plan to drive Fox sales to $100 million in 3 years, sent it to a number of folks in a position to do something about it, and they just laughed at me. It's not that they can't get a return on the investment, they just don't care. But we know that; no more whining here. But I'm learning new ball games since they're not going to put any more air in their ball. <s> Whil _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
