> > Putting this into perspective though, Codewarrior persisted > for some > > time after that purchase, didn't they? > > They are still the software portion of FreeScale They just > don't sell Mac version of CodeWarrior any more since Macs are > not based on FreeScale (powerPC) silicon
Yes, that's right. MW solved their business problems by selling out to Moto. CodeWarrior for Mac persisted long enough for MW to evolve some sort of Mac strategy. Its likely that they caught wind about xCode. But when Apple comes up with a free solution that significantly overlaps the primary user demographic of your key product, your product is likely doomed. I suspect that even if Apple was willing to share information with MW enough for MW to do a port (it seems unlikely but lets give Apple the benefit of the doubt), it still wouldn't have made business sense for them. In this respect, Id also prefer to have to compete with Microsoft than Apple (when it comes to OS vendors). MS is just plain so big that they don't bother trying to compete with a lot of companies. The Mac market is so small in comparision that even a nibble by Apple can take out your entire business. I don't see any malice on Apple's part - if you communicate with them they are good about setting expectations. Its more like the elephant reaching out for some food and snorkling up some mice in his trunk. Best regards, Lynn Fredricks President Paradigma Software, Inc Joining Worlds of Information Deploy True Client-Server Database Solutions Royalty Free with Valentina Developer Network http://www.paradigmasoft.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>
