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: 103376,92c39a3be0a7f17d X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-12-12 07:18:43 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!psinet-eu-nl!psiuk-p4!psiuk-p3!uknet!psiuk-n!news.pace.co.uk!nh.pace.co.uk!not-for-mail From: "Marin David Condic" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Future with Ada Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:55:24 -0500 Organization: Posted on a server owned by Pace Micro Technology plc Message-ID: <9v7r4u$p8v$1@nh.pace.co.uk> References: <9v57u1$mfb$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C163AAB.1C8EEA69@san.rr.com> <9v5et8$pfd$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <3C16B720.AB523493@adaworks.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: dhcp-200-133.miami.pace.co.uk X-Trace: nh.pace.co.uk 1008168926 25887 136.170.200.133 (12 Dec 2001 14:55:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: newsmaster@news.cam.pace.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Date: 12 Dec 2001 14:55:26 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:17842 Date: 2001-12-12T14:55:26+00:00 List-Id: Well, the problem is that it *works* - for a while. And "for a while" is about as long as any business plan will work. Microsoft can keep selling Word and milking the cash cow "for a while" and then they will have to come up with something else and a different plan. Doom for a particular product line is inevitable. Doom for Microsoft is another question - will they adapt to a changing world? I do agree that there is an opening for a new product line that stresses openness and interoperability. Developing an office suite that is available in source and runs on a number of diverse platforms and keeps its data in formats that are easily accessed by other programs is something that has advantages to the consumer who wants to be able to keep his options open. It could be a good business opportunity. 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/ "Richard Riehle" wrote in message news:3C16B720.AB523493@adaworks.com... > > This is the very business practice that will ultimately doom the Microsoft > product line. We are entering a new era of software in which interoperability > is going to become more and more important. I believe the entire XP