Re: Rhapsody?

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 10480
interpreted = N
texte = >Are you planning too port WebCatalog to Rhapsody? If so, for the initial >release later this year or the (promised) mass release in '98? Rhapsody >promises to be a killer server platform. I would love to hear you come >out and support it.We are always looking for platforms that make business sense to port WebCatalog to (WebCat2 beta for Windows NT shipped last night). But Apple is such a moving target these days that we can't make any promises yet. WebObjects may make Apple a competitor to us, and they weren't helping us out too much even before the NeXT acquisition.Apple listens to end-users more than they listen to us, so I suggest hammering on them to make them realize that WebCatalog is important to the Apple platform.Sorry if this sounds negative towards Apple, but I'm still reeling from my phone conversation with the director of Apple's Commerce Initiative, who said he never even considered MacOS for their project (didn't think it could handle it), so that's why he never contacted us about WebCommerce Solution for Mac.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this talk list send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Rhapsody? (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  2. Rhapsody? (Ben Finklea 1997)
>Are you planning too port WebCatalog to Rhapsody? If so, for the initial >release later this year or the (promised) mass release in '98? Rhapsody >promises to be a killer server platform. I would love to hear you come >out and support it.We are always looking for platforms that make business sense to port WebCatalog to (WebCat2 beta for Windows NT shipped last night). But Apple is such a moving target these days that we can't make any promises yet. WebObjects may make Apple a competitor to us, and they weren't helping us out too much even before the NeXT acquisition.Apple listens to end-users more than they listen to us, so I suggest hammering on them to make them realize that WebCatalog is important to the Apple platform.Sorry if this sounds negative towards Apple, but I'm still reeling from my phone conversation with the director of Apple's Commerce Initiative, who said he never even considered MacOS for their project (didn't think it could handle it), so that's why he never contacted us about WebCommerce Solution for Mac.Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | Tools for WebWarriors Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebCommerce Solution 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court, #462 | SiteEdit, SiteCheck, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com ------------------------------------ To leave this Talk List send an email to macjordomo@smithmicro.com with BODY unsubscribe WebDNA-Talk ------------------------------------ Grant Hulbert

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