| As a lawyer that specializes in big time environmental cases (on the direct opposite side that Mr. Cheesman was on), I would counter and say that I use applescript and automator quite frequently and it pays dividends - saving both time and money. I think the distinction exists when you are representing people versus representing huge polluters, in which case they will pay for outside vendors to do things like mass file conversions and other painstaking tasks that can be easily automated if money is a constraint.
So I am certainly one voice of a professional that uses both applescript and automator to run my business and be successful.
chris On Nov 18, 2016, at 3:05 PM, Bill Cheeseman < email@hidden> wrote:
On Nov 18, 2016, at 2:25 PM, S. J. Cunningham < email@hidden> wrote:
With all due respect to has' passion, knowledge, and talent, the core message that I get from this is "If you build it, they will come". When dealing with a manager who is responsible for allocating resources to competing potential projects, that simply is not a compelling argument. A minimal Business Case has to be put forward answering the fundamental questions of:
- Who will buy it?
- Why will they buy it?
- How many of them are there?
- How much will they pay?
This is getting closer to the right track. But what motivates Apple, at least traditionally, is hardware sales. Software is a motivator only to the extent that it pushes hardware sales. If I am a high Apple executive considering how much of the company's resources to put behind AppleScript support, I want to know whether there are today, as in the past, one or more identifiable professions or businesses that are now, already, heavily dependent on AppleScript or Automator, and who buy a financially meaningful number of Macs because AppleScript or Automator functionality uniquely distinguishes Macs from PCs.
That's the case Cal Simone made to Steve Jobs, successfully. It would be good for our community of AppleScript users to identify these professions and businesses now even in light of Craig Federighi's encouraging email, just to be ready for the day when it becomes necessary to make the case to Apple again.
My own background is as a trial lawyer specializing in big-time environmental, financial and intellectual property litigation in a big law firm. I can state with certainty that the legal profession in general does not depend on AppleScript -- or Macs, for that matter. Can anybody shed light on what professions and businesses, if any, do depend on AppleScript in the way that the publishing industry did, at least a while ago?
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