On Thu, 26 May 2005, Stef Mientki wrote:

> Alan B. Pearce wrote:
>
>>> That's simply a cost of doing non Windows business as MChip
>>> isn't going to develop for anything other than Windows.
>>> 
>> But they could do if they wanted, using tools such as Delphi/Kylix, 
>> or similar C tool pairings. Sure it would have an initial hurdle to 
>> get it onto a compatible compiler pair,
>> 
> I think that's an idefix, or better said the difference between the 
> free-world and the non-free-world.
>
> If you write applications for the commercial world, you want to 
> achieve the maximum result with the minimum effort.
>
> Therefor the following rules apply: 1. Writing for windows, catches 
> 90..99% of the market. 2. Developping applications in Delphi is done 
> most efficiently, by buying as much components as you can. (I don't 
> say the bought programs are better then freeware, but the support in 
> general is better and you've more garantee for the future) 3. The guys 
> who makes the components you buy in 2) also know rule 1)  :-( :-(
>
> So commercial there's no interest at all, in what kind of surrounding MASP 
> (or what other tool) is running. Compare it to your desk, it doens't matter 
> whether you've a modern plastic desk, a woorden desk or an old iron one, you 
> just need pen,paper, communication and brains.If necessary, place all 
> different desks next to each other ;-)

The commercial idea is to push down as many animations, tree widgets and 
strange com bindings as possible because they 'look cool'. This is a 
trend due to the people who buy the software, not the makers. There are 
about 400 good reasons for a well written 4-letter command line program 
with about 26 options and a 1000-line manpage to be more bug-free, 
functional, and cheaper, not mentioning easier to write and debug (and 
port, and use once scripted), than a 26-function 65536-color 1.4 meg 
(that passes for small now) gui program.

Peter
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