Re: Sal
Re: Sal
- Subject: Re: Sal
- From: Deivy Petrescu <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:32:38 -0500
> On Nov 18, 2016, at 15:05 , Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> On Nov 18, 2016, at 2:25 PM, S. J. Cunningham <email@hidden> wrote:
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>> 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:
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>> - Who will buy it?
>> - Why will they buy it?
>> - How many of them are there?
>> - How much will they pay?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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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One thing that always troubled me is that AppleScript was unknown even inside Apple.
Apple has never made a push for AS in any environment.
I am glad that Cal Someone did what he did, however, I still believe that Steve Jobs did not really fully grasp the full potential of automation.
I don’t know if anyone remembers, but awhile ago, AppleStores had the Terminal App locked in every Mac on display, but… AppleScript was readily available.
So, someone, responsible for software, did not know anything about it!
Also, SJ ditched HyperCard. In my opinion the best thing since sliced bread!
As for automation, education is a huge market for it that is not absolutely tapped by Apple.
And... if Apple went for it, it would disrupt the market for “education software” (note education not educational, although…).
And, even though some people have issues with AS, I am glad it has been going where it has.
JAX is great, I can write JS code in ScriptEditor.
ASOC is good although, I really don’t like Objective-c.
And, lastly but not last, kudos to Smile, which, although not Hypercard, it is the next best thing.
Automation is what keeps me a Mac user.
Deivy Petrescu
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| | >Re: Sal (From: has <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: Sal (From: Simon Forster <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: Sal (From: "S. J. Cunningham" <email@hidden>) |
| | >Re: Sal (From: Bill Cheeseman <email@hidden>) |