Re: Requiem for OpenDoc

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From: Erik Funkenbusch
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 00:00

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In article <5gmiuh$bfd@dopey.magg.net>, badair@magg.net wrote:
>I would expect that if OMG goes for JavaBeans then OpenDoc (as it is now) is
>dead.

>When I first read the PC Week article I was disturbed, but if they use the
>OpenDoc technology to enhance JavaBeans they could get it to be as good as
>OpenDoc AND have the advantage of haveing code that can run on any system.

>So it shouldn't be that bad, after all JavaBeans is still based off of the
>same foundation, CORBA. Of course this will be bad for the small companies
>that started OpenDoc development.

>JavaBeans will also have the advantage of being promoted by Netscape and Sun,
>not just IBM. This will give it a MUCH better chance of succeding over
>HacktiveX.

Isn't anyone concerned that IBM never actually seems to *DELIVER* any new 
technologies?  

It seems to take IBM so long to develop new technologies that by the time they 
are even half done they are already obsolete.  Thus, IBM is always in a state 
of canibalizing prior technology to try to get their next new technology (that 
also won't make it out in time).

There are several examples:

WP/OS, OS/2 PPC, Taligent, OpenDoc, etc.. off the top of my head...

Why is this?

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From: chucks@isd.net (Erik Funkenbusch)
Subject: Re: Requiem for OpenDoc
Date: 1997/03/19
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