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==Competition== | ==Competition== | ||
Macromedia | Macromedia offers [[http://www.macromedia.com/software/flex/|FLEX]]. Microsoft is working on XAML, which is just around the corner. Both want to address this new-generation Web apps space. How are we going to respond? Do we want them to own this space? | ||
Macromedia has already amazing market presence (FLEX runs on Flash). Their weakness is their business model, as they try to sell servers (you need specific FLEX servers to run FLEX apps). | Macromedia has already amazing market presence (FLEX runs on Flash). Their weakness is their business model, as they try to sell servers (you need specific FLEX servers to run FLEX apps). | ||
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''How can we leverage our assets (namely being open-source)?'' | ''How can we leverage our assets (namely being open-source)?'' | ||
''How can we leverage the standardization process in order to | ''How can we leverage the standardization process in order to innovate?'' | ||
In my opinion, being open-source is not enough to conquer the market. We need people to cooperate with us in order for XUL to succeed. Why would they cooperate on XUL? Because it's standardized, as it prevents customer lock-in. | |||
==General questions== | ==General questions== | ||