Re: EOF (was Re: Cocoa CGI)
Re: EOF (was Re: Cocoa CGI)
- Subject: Re: EOF (was Re: Cocoa CGI)
- From: Eugene Lee <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 00:53:12 -0700
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On Wed, May 23, 2001 at 12:21:36AM -0700, Deirdre Saoirse Moen wrote:
: At 8:49 AM -0500 5/22/01, David W. Halliday wrote:
: >
: > Annard, I most certainly have to agree: In /any and all/ cases where
: >Apple is requiring developers to use Java for their development, they cause
: >us, as developers, to reevaluate our targeting and API plans. Why use Cocoa
: >when one if forced to use Java, when Cocoa will only be usable on one
: >platform? Why not use the 100% pure Java APIs?
:
: Exactly. Why write for 5% of the market?
:
: I take it back -- I don't think EOF offers *enough* competitive
: advantage to overcome this issue.
I wonder if Apple would listen to a mass gathering of Cocoa developers
that came up to Avie or Steve to tell them, "EOF 5 is nice, but where
the friggin' heck is Objective-C?"
--
Eugene Lee
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