Dave said: >> then RunRev will stop growing and eventually die. <<
I think that these kind of doomsday prognostications are particularly unhelpful. Do you have any evidence that Runrev's financial position is suffering? As far as I can see, Runrev are going from strength to strength. Do you really think that this long stream of negative threads is beneficial to new users, old users, and the company itself? I think it is more likely to put off new users than anything else they might experience in their first 30 days of using Rev.
In fact, ironically, part of me actually doesn't want other people to know about Rev - for me Rev is an amazing competitive advantage. I'm not entirely sure that my interests as a developer are best served by everyone and his dog knowing what a great tool it is. Of course it is in Runrev's interests to maximize their profits and maximise their sales.
Since I first came across Rev 4 years ago I have bought updates (even if I was not making much use of the tool in those years) because I wanted to keep supporting it for a time when (or even if) I did start to really need it. Anyone who can see that it is a very productive tool for them should IMO do likewise and keep a stream of revenue going in the direction of Runrev. If you can find better tools for development, then go for them. I for one can't find a better tool for the development of cross-platform GUI apps. And if you've spent a significant amount of time learning the ins and outs of Transcript/ xTalk and the whole stacks/controls/message path thing, then it's in your own interest to do what you can to support Runrev.
As far as I am concerned, with Rev the glass is certainly more than half-full. In fact, if I had the money I'd be trying to buy the company.
Bernard _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
