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| Subject: | Re: MobileLBSList: Meet the new boss...Same as the old boss? |
| Date: |
11/08/2000 03:19:11 AM |
| From: |
Richard Bloor |
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So what's so wrong with Visual Studio, at least with Visual C++ you can
right really cool applications for EPOC! Now I'm holding my breath, I
wonder how much harder that will get with the next C++ version? However you
have to admire Symbian for using what is effectively the competitions
product to build a better platform than theirs.
Richard Bloor
----- Original Message -----
From: Hung-Hsien Chang <hubert@cs.nyu.edu>
To: Dimitri Rotow <dar@manifold.net>
Cc: Bryan Morgan <bryan@wirelessdevnet.com>:
<mobilelbslist@wirelessdevnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 8 November 2000 15:39
Subject: RE: MobileLBSList: Meet the new boss...Same as the old boss?
>
>
> On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Dimitri Rotow wrote:
> >
> > Dream on. People often buy Microsoft because they get what they need at
> > super value.
>
> Well, NOT REALLY, they did make progress for the past 10 years.
> But in the same time, they have either wiped off the competitors
> or bought them. You like office, well, power point is bought,
> they didn't really develop it. Front page is bought, they didn't
> develope it...etc
>
> >
> > I happen to like Office because I like getting a suite of cool
applications
> > with zillions of useful features at a ludicrously low price. Visual
Studio
> > is one of the finest development tools ever created in any environment,
>
> HAAA!!!!!!!!!! Visual Studio is one of the finest development tools?!
> My goodness, which century you live in?!!! What kind of developer
> are you? Gezzzzz. tell me, please do tell me, what application
> have you actually written using Visual Studio? ( Wait, you mean
> Visual Basic, Not Win32 API right? I mean serious lower level deveopment
> not the MFC stuff.)
>
> > period. That's why we use it. Microsoft has big time credibility and a
> > history of working very hard to get products right even if they fall
short
> > in early versions. They have superb ISV programs and make it really
easy
> > for developers to support their products, so lots of other applications
will
> > work with Microsoft products. Even if they didn't own Windows, these
would
> > all be great incentives to be interested in their products.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Dimitri
>
> Tell me the ISV program. Love to know. The developers I have run
> into all complain that Microsoft want to get their clients
> list.
>
> Dimitri, I award you the best sweat talk for Microsoft price of the year.
> You should really work for them. They need people like you.
>
>
>
> Hubert
>
>
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