Ken, consider it this way.... Suppose for the sake of argument that Adobe decided that CF wasnt really the kind of product they could make the most of. They wouldn't just abandon it. It has a value, has a revenue stream. It has a customer base and has plenty of developers building in it.
If Adobe didnt want it (and I also agree its far more likely they want to use CF to take Adobe into areas they couldnt get to before) they would be much more likely to sell it off as a business to someone else. There would be lots of options in this area - a management buyout, sale to a competitor, sale to another company wanting to move in the server direction. If they sold ColdFusion to someone else, it would still be a viable option for your site. Whoever did buy it would want to make it grow and develop. As an Adobe product or as someone else's, ColdFusion is good for us all. It would only be a disaster for your OP If Adobe said 'that's it! ColdFusion is dead - we're writing off our investment in it and will provide no more support for it. And it's not for sale to anyone else either". I think that's about as likely as George W Bush appearing in a pink tutu for the next State Of the Union address. And even in that unlikely event, there's Blue Dragon who have already said if Adobe didnt want coldfusion they'll be there saying "Me Me Me Me Let ME have it!!!!!!" Cheers Mike Kear Windsor, NSW, Australia Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month On 1/27/06, Ken Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The OP said that *HE KNEW* CF wasn't going anywhere, but is looking for > actual evidence to present to others in his organization to assuage > their fears. If you're gonna whine about message bloat, then you can > either shut up or offer some helpful link containing information backing > up his position. The OP is in a situation where he's trying to keep > things oriented to CF in his company. He simply needs ammunition with > which to load the weapon. That certainly seems like a topic of value for > this list to me. > > Why is it that some of you people seem to think only the specific > messages that interest you are on topic or are worthy of the list? > > --Ferg > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230714 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
