U3 apps and rev

[Jared Smith]

For what it's worth, a U3 rep told me they have Mac and Linux on their
2007 roadmap.

On 6/26/06, Lynn Fredricks <lfredricks at proactive-intl.com> wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>
> > It just irks me that an add-on product promoted heavily by
> > Rev is offered in Windoze support but not Mac. The fact there
> > is no set date for any Mac support, leads me to believe it
> > will never happen. The presentation at Revcon did not
> > convince me U3 cared a fig about Mac OSX.
>
> U3 has a platform to promote and Windows totally dominates the desktop
> market, so it makes sense to make the investment there first. They havent
> said anything about not supporting Linux and the Mac in the future and they
> havent indicated a lack of willingness to do so in the future.
>
> > The lack of platform symmetry in any add-on endorsed by Rev
> > is disturbing to me -- seems like a slippery slope.
>
> I'm not following you here - add-on's as in IDE add-on's?
>
> > Why can't Mac developers have "an opportunity to
> > differentiate your product this way and make it visible to
> > those who purchase and utilize features of U3?"
>
> They might - but the Mac platform for these devices is pretty small at this
> point. If they secure a strong position in the Windows market, it makes it a
> lot easier to port to Linux and Mac.
>
> Best regards,
>
>
> Lynn Fredricks
> Worldwide Business Operations
> Runtime Revolution, Ltd
>
>
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