🚀 go-pugleaf

Jonathan Hoyle <jonhoyle@mac.com> wrote:

> > What I find really annoying is that Ron has been beating around the bush
> > regarding Java support (and Windows support, until CW 9 was announced)
> > since CW 9 for OS X was announced.
> 
> I too find this a shame.  Although I don't fully understand Ron's
> explanation about the "legal consequences" of just admitting what
> Metrowerks' plans are, I do believe that MWRon is sincerely trying to
> balance doing the right thing by his employer and as well as by us.

Actually, if they are about to do an IPO, then I fully understand the
Oath of Silence that MW (and MWRon) are under.  All companies doing IPO
must go through this or face stiff penalties from the government. The
government's fear is that a company will lay out outlandish plans for
the distant future, artificially inflating the IPO price.

Having said that, I am a bit bummed by the sudden lack of info too.  I
can only hope this IPO goes well, and that MWRon can come out the next
day and return to the level of help he has supplied since the hills were
young.

I sure hope MW understands what a gem they have in someone like MWRon.
His longevity and continued, unflagging support since the beginning
makes him a truly unique resource.

fwiw, I read between the lines and interpret that Java support will
still exist under CW in the future, but that changes are coming of
sufficient magnitude that it is taking awhile to complete them.  In the
past, that has usually signified Good Things, and I can only hope (for
now) that this will be the same.

-- 
- Burt Johnson
  MindStorm, Inc.
  http://www.mindstorm-inc.com/software.html