On Thu, 2004-04-08 at 10:56, Andy Sy wrote:
> Michael Chaney wrote:
>
> > Remember, too, that Microsoft has been using InstallShield for
> > their own installations for years. Without knowing the
> > specifics, I'm guessing that they wanted to kill off the
> > InstallShield people (perhaps they refused a buyout) and
> > Microsoft realized that a FLOSS project replicating their
> > functionality was the best way to injure/kill them.
>
> It would really depend on how good this WiX is though... after all
> there are several pretty cool free / open source windows installer
> projects out there and they don't seem to have hurt InstallShield
> much.
I guess the difference is that WiX, unlike other windows installers is
that this one is from Micro$oft, and more "developers" will dig it
because it has the "M$ Seal of Approval". Especially those "developers"
who only know M$ development tools. They'll dig on to it not because
it's open-source, but because of M$.
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