From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.4 required=5.0 tests=AC_FROM_MANY_DOTS,BAYES_00 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,be23df8e7e275d73 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-07 11:15:03 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Proving Correctness (was Java Portability) Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 14:07:19 -0400 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9kpaoq$jf0$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9jrt62$38t$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3B619A6D.5DD6E782@home.com> <3B6636BA.96FD8348@home.com> <9kb3ub$hdo$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> <9kchn1$lng$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> <9kea9a$lsc$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9keduf$qvc$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> <9kelv1$riq$1@a1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de> <9klokd0nif@drn.newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 136.170.200.133 X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 997207642 19936 136.170.200.133 (7 Aug 2001 18:07:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 7 Aug 2001 18:07:22 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:11515 Date: 2001-08-07T18:07:22+00:00 List-Id: Yeah, but you will find very few businessmen who are going to fully fund the development of someone else's product. (Not the smart ones, at least.) Why should I pay Company X to build me a custom library that I want and then just give them the full rights to it? Why wouldn't I develop it in-house for the full cost less Company X's profit and keep the result either a) as a competitive advantage or b) to resell myself for additional $$$? Now if 20 companies all want the same thing, they might see some point in *sharing* the development cost - but again, they'd want to retain some rights in the end product because of their capital investment. Does Company X want these 20 customers to be their "partners"? Or is it ultimately going to degenerate to the case where Company X puts up its risk capital to develop a product and then sells it for what the market will bear in the hope that it can sell enough units to recoup the cost and then some? IOW: The statement "If you really want it, you'll pay for it" may be true, but the retort will be "...And then *I* own it - not you." MDC -- Marin David Condic Senior Software Engineer Pace Micro Technology Americas www.pacemicro.com Enabling the digital revolution e-Mail: marin.condic@pacemicro.com Web: http://www.mcondic.com/ "Stephen Leake" wrote in message news:uitfzg40d.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov... > > Or offer to pay for what they need, when they can't find it. >