| From: | Claus Luethje |
| Date: | 14 Sep 2000 at 00:15:15 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Re: |
Hi Marc,
mef@cs.washington.edu wrote:
>
> Claus Luethje wrote:
> >I doubt, that M$ would provide VP software.
>
> Microsoft has its own version of VP, called CEF (common executable format),
> for which they already provide Visual Studio compilers, translators, etc.
> This all ships as part of their Windows CE 3.0 platform.
>
> So they could also run on all the devices that Ami/Tao is planning to run
> on.
In theory, yes. But look how clumsy WinCE is. It offers the same 'stability'
windoze has. (My various Psion PDAs didn't crash once in 5 years).
Having a more efficient solution means lower hardware requirements, thus lower
price. And mass market is all about price.
The desktop market is different: performance is also an issue. I don't know CEF,
but I suspect it doesn't support that many plattforms and isn't as lean as Elate
(correct me if I'm wrong)
> In the end, it is not the technology that is going to win here. It is all
> in the marketing and partner channels. In that sense, I suspect that
> Microsoft towers over Amiga. However, the post-pc era may open up the
> playing field again, allowing companies like Amiga and others play along.
Well, it's very rare that good technology sells. In most cases it's the worst
technology with the best marketing selling in big amounts. There are exceptions
to this, though ...
I'm sure that, the day AmigaOne (or whatever real machine) hits the street, lots
of Amiga fans (=us) will evangelize. I sure will :-)
Until that day, I'll stay in silent mode, as hype isn't helpful.
Regards,
Claus
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