two questions (was Re: Uh-oh.... Anybody following WWDC?)

[Richard Gaskin]

Jesse Sng wrote:
> 
>> We will be providing complete support for this transition.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Kevin
>  
> Thanks. One thing is for sure, Rev will be the best way to go when it 
> comes to bulletproofing your code against any processor architecture 
> transitions.
> 
> One more reason to spend more time developing in Rev instead of using 
> XCode.

I was watching the WWDC keynote webcast yesterday 
(<http://stream.apple.akadns.net/>) and as Jobs was discussing different 
categories of porting difficulty he noted "scripts, Java -- they just 
work", and I thought to myself:  I feel sorry for everyone who isn't 
using Rev. :)

I guess that's my own personal bottom line on the whole Mactel thang: 
Steve Jobs doesn't ask me what's good for Fourth World when he makes his 
decisions.  When they work for me that's cool, and when they cost me 
extra money (and more than a few of his decisions have) he doesn't stay 
up late worrying about me.  He does what he feels is good for Apple, and 
if I still think Mac is a better value I'll keep buying.  I'm typing 
this on a PowerBook.

So I've learned from Jobs:  it's all about me.  I don't need to worry 
about his company; I have to trust he'll do what's best for Apple and if 
it goes well that's great, and if he winds up not selling a single 
Moto-powered Mac for a year it won't affect my company in any way.

As Rev developers, we're immune to the impact of OS vendor whims.  We're 
truly platform-independent: our customers aren't just Mac users, or 
Windows users, or Linux users; in the broader view they're anyone using 
a computer.

So will this be good or bad for Apple?  I don't know; I shot my crystal 
ball predicting this switch 7 years ago.

But taking a cue from Steve Jobs, the more relevant question for us is 
"Will it be good for me as a developer?"   And thanks to Rev, the answer 
is "It doesn't affect me."

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Media Corporation
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