rev apps on iPhone?

[Josh Mellicker]

On Jun 28, 2008, at 5:45 PM, Kay C Lan wrote:
>
> I've read that the iPhone platform is one of the fastest growing  
> platforms
> and will, maybe already does, exceed both Linux and Mac platforms in  
> terms
> of total numbers.

Believe me, it's not that I'm unaware of the argument for expanding  
platform support, I would looove to write Rev apps and run them on  
iPhones...

It's just that companies that do well know how to *focus* on one small  
niche and do it better than anyone else. (Until they get really big, I  
guess...)

I have been privileged to consult with the developers of Final Cut Pro  
software since 1.0 beta, and every rev, they ask me about 500 new  
features they want to add, and I tell them "Core functions! Core  
functions!"

"Don't make it do more, make it do what it already does better."

Only half joking, I've been telling the team for 9 years their ad  
campaign for the next version should be:

"FCP 7: NO NEW FEATURES! (But all the features that were there before  
now work perfectly, better and faster!)"

(An odd coincidence that Snow Leopard promises "no new features!" :-)