Put it this way... try to name an application in any field, which 1) all of us on this list know, which was made in RealBasic. Maybe this is possible. Then 2) mention that app to the most computer software savvy person you know, who is NOT an RB-based developer... will they recognize it too?
I can't think of any Delphi app that would satisfy that test either. And outside of Mac circles, I can't think of any Xcode app that would satisfy the test (unless iTunes for Windows was done in Xcode). Your "killer apps" list is not so much defined by quality and capability as by name recognition and market penetration.
All the apps I mentioned would meet that test. We all know them, and so do all those people we would choose to ask. This is really what I meant by "world class, commercial applications." Software that is well-known for its quality, functionality, and reliability.
No, you're limiting the circle to software that has achieved such high name recognition that most people know it exists. That excludes the vast majority of quality, functional, reliable software in the world, regardless of what it was written in or could have been written in. Case in point: you cite iTunes. What is in iTunes that could not be done in RB? The store is basically a web browser, the music is a disk based file collection tracked by a database, and we know there's a successful disc burner done in RB. What's left? File copying to an iPod? Pretty easy stuff. iTunes is not popular because it's a high performance super app built using only the most optimized C code. It's popular because it's a piece of a music strategy that has been very successful. Without the high iPod sales and the Apple Music Store, it's just another MP3 organizer. I could make the same argument about iPhoto, which is good but is popular beyond how it compares to other photo organizers because it's bundled with every Mac. Take away the Apple logo and the bundling and it's just another competitor in the saturated photo organization market, one that could be beat by a RB team with sufficient time/money. Pretty much any app on your list could be done in RB, in some cases with a little help from C libraries for certain types of speed critical operations. But, as has been pointed out, most of your list existed before RB. And competitive features, UI, and performance are not a guarantee of "world class killer" status. That takes good marketing (or being really good and first to market) as well. Daniel L. Taylor Taylor Design Computer Consulting & Software Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.taylor-design.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
