>Eric Wachsmann wrote: > > > I will stand by my previous statement: As long as Windows is the primary > > Operating System for our customers, we will continue to > > support/maintain/improve a windows Console. Again, this does not > prevent us > > from branching out into the linux and Mac world with a multiplatform > > offering. > >And as I've been saying for some time now, Flex knows which side >the bread is buttered on. No argument there. People who want >Windows, should have Windows. Nothing more to be said on that subject. > >The point remains, however: what Flex has actually *done* to >promote other platforms is, in fact, zip. It's all been done >independently. That is also true of all the other components of >the "new architecture." It's all being done outside of Flex, at no >cost to Flex. With the exception of the new hardware code, for >which praise the heavens, not a single one of the other components >in the new design has even a fingerprint of Flex on it. > >So while it's all well and good that nothing is >"preventing...branching out" into other platforms, the fact is >that there's a lot of ground to make up in terms of giving this >kind of talk some real substance. > >I personally have no desire to start either a fight or a flameware >about this. I would just prefer that any discussion on the subject >be salted with some realism, based on history and a candid >appraisal of the near- and medium-term prospects. > >73 >Frank >AB2KT
I don't think Flex has stated their position as clearly as they could. My impression is that they would love to have a cross-platform solution available now that would suit everyone. The problem has to be the cost. If Flex does this software it would be very expensive for them... guessing 2 very good software developers and a year of time minimum plus ongoing support costs. It could be > $250K to ship the first version if this were a normal, efficient software company. I think this is the realism... would you want the cross platform software development cost reflected in the radio price? _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
