"Nobody on this list gets to "call out" an engineer and demand that
engineer lay out the future of a still-confidential technology." -
Allan Schaffer
Fair enough Allan, but this "call out" seemed more like a plea for
understanding in a mechanized ethos.
Why do companies not layout their future plans in public? So their
competitors do not get an advantage of course. Makes sense.
But let us examine the consequences of Apple disclosing whether or
not they intend to continue the support/development of QTVR and how
that relates to competitive advantage (no one on this list is asking
for the feature list of a putative QTVR X).
I see three basic responses:
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- "Yes" we will support/develop QTVR
- "No" we won't.
- "Yet to be determined"
"Yes" - what company will be affected? Apple does not even offer any
QTVR authoring software itself; any company developing QTVR products
would need to work in concert with Apple and would thus only enhance
Apple's software offerings.
"No" - what company would invest in dead technology? So who cares?
"Yet to be determined" - Again what competitor company would be
affected?
The only entity that would be affected by Apple announcing its QTVR
intentions is the current QuickTime VR content creator community -
the people that buy Apple products - supporters of QTVR, not
competitors. While it would be provident in an uncertain environment
such as this to hedge our bets with an investigation into other VR
technologies - this takes precious time - a lot of it on a pro level.
I've spent years learning QTVR authoring. Yes I created my first QTVR
less than a day (circa 1998) - but that was the tip of the iceberg.
While ministering to the flock is part of being an "Evangelist" - so
is listening - a dialogue. I would hope that Apple, which positions
itself as a "think different" company, would apply its policies case-
by-case on the merits of the situation.
On Jul 28, 2008, at 4:59 PM, John Riley wrote:
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I posted a question on this list inquiring directly to Eric Carlson
whether the total re-write of QuickTime (as QuickTime X) would have
QTVR AT ALL (hopefully with the many bugs fixed and wired sprites
fixed). I have to say that I am very discouraged by the thundering
silence. I assume anyone with QTVR on the web will be extremely
pissed off if it is dropped from QT, so it would be nice as a content
developer to have a heads-up on whether we need to get started
migrating away completely to Flash.
So, what do you say Eric? Anything you can tell us??
On Wed, 30 Jul 2008, Allan Schaffer responded:
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That's not how it works.
Nobody on this list gets to "call out" an engineer and demand that
engineer lay out the future of a still-confidential technology.
This posting isn't a hint, or a feint, of any indication of an answer
in either direction.
Allan
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Graphics Evangelist
Worldwide Developer Relations
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