Hi David -- A similar post regarding NN5 was made on the main VRML list
(the subject is "Imagine") to which a few responses were made. I'll
paste that discussion here since it feeds off your original message:
Subject: imagine ....
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:49:50 -0500
From: Michael Ware <mikew@magnet.com>
Organization: Magnet
To: www-vrml@vrml.org
Jaw-dropping news... imagine the possibilities for intranet
applications; need to make a change to the browser? Find a JavaScript
bug and want to fix it?
[... complete NN5 press release cut ... ]
---Subject: Re: imagine .... Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 12:44:10 -0500 From: "Aaron E. Walsh" <aaron@mantiscorp.com> Organization: Mantis Development Corp. To: Michael Ware <mikew@magnet.com> CC: vrml list <www-vrml@vrml.org>
Michael Ware wrote: > Jaw-dropping news... imagine the possibilities for intranet > applications; need to make a change to the browser? Find a JavaScript > bug and want to fix it?
Jaw-dropping, indeed, with astonishing potential. If the good folks at Netscape manage to control the product release process, rather than allowing it to splinter into different flavors, it's a wonderful move. If not, I'd hate to see the end game. I can't imagine that they'll let it get away from them, though, since there's plenty of history to draw on & this is a strategic move designed to keep their product line competitive with the ever present MS contingency. I'll be keeping my eyes wide open either way :) Regards, Aaron
---Subject: Re: imagine .... Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 10:26:02 -1000 From: "Philip A. Bralich, Ph.D." <bralich@hawaii.edu> To: aaron@mantiscorp.com, Michael Ware <mikew@magnet.com> CC: vrml list <www-vrml@vrml.org>
At 07:44 AM 1/23/98 -1000, Aaron E. Walsh wrote: >Michael Ware wrote: >> Jaw-dropping news... imagine the possibilities for intranet >> applications; need to make a change to the browser? Find a JavaScript >> bug and want to fix it? > >Jaw-dropping, indeed, with astonishing potential. If the good folks at >Netscape manage to control the product release process, rather than >allowing it to splinter into different flavors, it's a wonderful move.
It is indeed an interesting and dramatic move. To control the product release process all they need do is be sure that only the most stable most crucial applications be included with their release while others that are less widely needed or less stable can exist as independent software developers. They might even get some of their money back from offering this for free by investing in companies who are likely to make a profit but unlikely to be "crucial" enough for the main release.
I am already looking forward to browsing the Netscape on-line malls for software, shareware, and free ware tailored specifically for my browser needs. As a developer I am already thinking of products I can sell to Netscape users as well as those to offer to Netscape itself.
Phil Bralich
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