> Nobody could argue that NA haven't made every reasonable > effort to ensure compatibility between BlueDragon and CFMX - > as you point out, that's the business they're in. But when > Adobe willingly breaks compatibility with BlueDragon by > implementing a BD feature in a non-compatible manner, i think > it is biased to claim that NA is responsible for resolving > the resulting incompatibility. Most of us get upset when > Microsoft abuses its dominant market position like this, i > for one fail to see how Adobe is any different in this case.
Adobe owns the original implementation of CFML, and because there's no external standard for what CFML is, it is what they say it is. Comparing this to what Microsoft does is silly, because ColdFusion is not an operating system - other CFML vendors are not relying on Adobe to provide them an environment in which their products can run. And, frankly, Adobe has no incentive to cooperate with other CFML vendors. If, in some fantastic future, NA becomes the dominant CFML vendor, then perhaps Adobe will feel compelled to change. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners http://training.figleaf.com/ WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:301053 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
