U3 apps and rev

[Jeffrey Reynolds]

Just saw the newsletter article on revolution and U3 apps. I am a bit  
confused about why you would need U3 compatibility with Rev since you  
can make standalones that do not require anything to be installed and  
run fine from a flash drive (i actually keep a couple of my rev cdrom  
multimedia apps on a flash drive to show off, easier than carting CDs  
in your pocket!). so im wondering what the U3 specifications are  
adding for rev. is just adding a standard set of extra DLLs you might  
want to have access to? they have a little start panel you can get  
onto for the drive. something to just say you are U3 enabled? it  
seems like having to jump through U3's hoops rather than much rev has  
to do than it already does. Sorry i just smell more marketing here  
than technology, but maybe im wrong and if so would be interested in  
hearing other views. There is no mention of licensing fees (or  
potential future ones) on their site for U3, but its not very  
explicit content to make a firm decision on.

Also the article stated you would need an enterprise license to do  
U3. isnt this just another version of the XP engine? Shouldnt you be  
able to make standlanones with this engine like you can with a studio  
license like all the other current platforms (the article stated you  
required an enterprise license, but maybe thats only for the beta?)

the thing that i would really love to see with rev is downsizing to  
the pocket PC market where i could really fun things to do with rev...

cheers,

Jeffrey Reynolds