RE: Open source WO (was: Apple, Microsoft, Java and the Web?)

For whatever reason it always seemed that NeXT/Apple technology were an easier sell in Europe than the U.S.  It seems like I've been hearing about these big European projects using WebObjects and/or OpenStep/Cocoa for years now.  However, I can assure you that this is not the case in the U.S.  Going into a bank in the U.S. and suggesting WebObjects and/or Cocoa is a complete non-starter.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Georg Tuparev
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 4:40 AM
To: webobjects-talk
Subject: Re: Open source WO (was: Apple, Microsoft, Java and the Web?)


On Aug 24, 2006, at 6:20 AM, Bruce Fancher wrote:

> But do you think I'm going to suggest that we use a product that's 
> owned by Apple and has no marketing behind it whatsoever?  Uh uh.

Silent market is NOT equal to no market! This is a mistake that shows up again and again and again.

I am writing this while entering the test phase of the largest for the last 20 years dutch inter-bank project, written by my company for a clearing house. This application is 80% WO and 20% Cocoa (yes you read correctly). None of the banks ever had concern with either WO or Apple (some of these banks are top 10 world finance institutions).

And this project is no exception. I know of several new & hot WO based projects that any BuzzWord Consulting company would like to add to their portfolio. But as usual NDAs are more of a problem then Apple's marketing....

Just my €0.00

Georg Tuparev
Tuparev Technologies
Klipper 13
1186 VR Amstelveen
The Netherlands
Mobile: +31-6-55798196

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