From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Ada and QNX
Date: 2000/10/18
Date: 2000-10-18T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8sktcc$bps$1@nnrp1.deja.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8shnk8$kov$1@nnrp1.deja.com
In article <8shnk8$kov$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com> wrote:
> That is indeed a good example of a technical argument for VHS.
However,
> I think a far more convincing argument in VHS's favor was that
it was an
> open format, whereas Beta was closly held by one company. When
in
> direct competition with an open platform, proprietary formats
> typically don't stand a chance.
Well you know the general argument definitely appeals to me
with my ACT hat on :-)
But in fact I think that's rewriting history, I don't see
that as the big factor in the failure of Beta.
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2000-09-29 0:00 Ada and QNX Michal Morawski
2000-09-29 0:00 ` Jeff Creem
2000-09-29 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-09-29 0:00 ` Jeff Creem
2000-09-30 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-10-03 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-09-30 0:00 ` James Boucher
2000-09-30 0:00 ` gdemont
2000-09-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-10-14 0:00 ` ahummmm
2000-10-15 0:00 ` James Boucher
2000-10-15 0:00 ` Steve Bellenot
2000-10-15 0:00 ` Lao Xiao Hai
2000-10-16 5:27 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
2000-10-17 0:28 ` Robert Dewar
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar [this message]
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Frode Tennebø
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Steffen Huber
2000-11-03 5:11 ` CMM in outside software (was Re: Ada and QNX) Robert I. Eachus
2000-11-03 5:34 ` Ken Garlington
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Ada and QNX David Starner
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
2000-10-17 5:38 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-17 0:00 ` David C. Hoos, Sr.
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-10-19 0:00 ` ADA vs. SmallEiffel Armin Steinhoff
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Ada and QNX Gautier
2000-10-16 0:00 ` mjsilva
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-16 0:00 ` Lao Xiao Hai
2000-10-16 0:00 ` mjsilva
2000-11-03 0:00 ` mark_lundquist
2000-10-17 0:39 ` Robert Dewar
2000-10-17 5:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Armin Steinhoff
2000-10-17 0:00 ` aek
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Marin David Condic
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Pat Rogers
2000-10-18 0:00 ` Igor Kovalenko
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Gautier
2000-10-17 0:00 ` mjsilva
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Buyer's Remorse? (was Re: Ada and QNX) mjsilva
2000-10-17 0:00 ` Ada and QNX mjsilva
2000-09-30 0:00 ` Ted Dennison
2000-09-30 2:35 ` DuckE
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