U3 apps and rev

[Richard Gaskin]

Jared Smith wrote:

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

Yes, but limitations are anticipated.  A lot of the folks who've been 
discussing U3 and Flash drives here for years before RunRev recently 
discovered them have looked into this before and can find no 
Apple-sanctioned way to auto-launch apps when a storage device is 
mounted.  Apple considers this a Very Good Thing for the reasons noted 
in those discussions. :)

So while some of the other benefits of U3 outlined at 
<http://www.u3.com/platform/benefits.aspx> are expected for all 
platforms, autorun isn't likely to be among them.

And interestingly, most of those benefits don't necessarily require U3 
hardware.

The U3 discussion forum has some interesting threads comparing the U3 
and non-U3 flash drive experience:
<http://www.u3community.com/index.php>

One FAQ that hasn't been addressed there is reinstalling the Launchpad 
app if the user has decided to ditch it.

If we decide to make a "U4" launcher and directory convention, one 
advantage (in addition to running on any removable media) is that it 
would be easily re-installable.

For those interested in exploring the idea
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/U4-Group/>

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