On 17/05/2010 10:13, Kay C Lan wrote:
<snip> To me, this is competition and competition is good, very good.
Yes, it probably is nothing more than the grinding together of competitive forces; but, Unfortunately: 1. A lot of small companies and their dedicated clients seem to be getting ground up in the process. 2. Competition CAN be conducted in a gentlemanly fashion; but neither Apple nor Adobe seem to think that matters - maybe it doesn't from a commercial point of view; they both have enormous installed bases on which they can depend. However, it makes the world a whole lot more pleasant if competition can take place without infantile adverts and name-calling. Competition is, undoubtedly, a good thing; and as the computer world is dominated by Microsoft, Adobe and Apple one could argue that not nearly enough is taking place. Competition (rather like war [not something I would advocate]) development and innovation. One of my sadnesses is that, at present, there seems to be no company in direct competition with RunRev . . . :) _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution