Hey Randy, I missed this post earlier. A few months ago I would probably have not fully understood your comments. But these times are so interesing and dynamic for SVG, that now I am more than hopeful, actually convinced, that you hit the nail straight on its head.
Regards, Francis --- In svg-developers@yahoogroups.com, "Randy George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm catching up on all the svg postings and a bit surprised at > the viability concerns. > > > > In the larger picture the obvious trend is toward open standards. Corporate > enterprise has suddenly discovered open source and open source thrives on > open standards. The first generation of standalone software has reached its > peak and now the next generation of internet services is just beginning to > take off, enabled in large part by XML. > > > > First generation software companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, Autodesk. > are rightly concerned about next generation trends but are locked into a > balancing act with older revenue models. In the short term the first > generation is still struggling for dominance among themselves, but in the > long term they surely see the real question is how to survive the transition > into a fully connected world where revenue models look more like Google than > boxed software and annual per seat licensing. Software as web service is the > rising tide, Open Source is the long term competitor, and the standards that > give open source a foot in the door also appear threatening. > > > > It is interesting to remember how a company like IBM completely renovated > itself by emphasizing its intellectual capital and embracing service > solutions instead of product. First generation software companies are all > facing a similar dilemma and realize that long term survival will depend on > some kind of remake revolving around a fully connected world economy. > Control is already slipping out of their hands only moments after they > achieved dominance in the previous generation. It remains to be seen which > are paranoid enough to be major players in 10 years, but the bottom line is > that survivors will be forced into the open standards world they currently > find threatening. > > > > Adobe hires smart people, they know that MS Xaml/Metro is their immediate > threat, but I'm sure they are also wondering how to reconcile flash/pdf with > svg/fo. In the end they have to know XML wins, so there is little incentive > to abandon svg, though they may be tempted to adapt it ala Xaml. Any which > way XML makes it an open world from a developer's point of view. > > > > The adoption of svg-t in the mobile arena, the release of native svg in > Firefox and Opera all indicate the health of open XML standards. The pent up > demand for internet vector graphics will continue to grow and open standards > that allow world wide connectivity have a bright future. > > > > In the meantime we all just try to make a living :-) > > > > randy > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/2jUsvC/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/1U_rlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
