Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: Rant
Author: Tom Fuerstner Posted: 1/6/2000; 11:22:16 AM Topic: HTML Renderer in the MacOS Msg #: 14134 (In response to 14132) Prev/Next: 14133 / 14135
there are also lessons to learn !.1: application service providing (ASP) means big business
.2: compared to Manila iTools is pretty lame. in many aspects iTools delievers very few functionality ( Mail, iDisk, KidSafe, oversimplified HomePage-Builder). also iCards are not that hot.maybe this is the price for big usernumbers. because of the expected high usertraffic the services are obviously unixbased. ( yes i am waiting hard for a unix-based frontier-server). the more people you want to reach the more stupid your services have to be. ( very similar to tv)
.3: the visual appeal counts. concerning this i am convinced manila-services would benefit a lot from beeing available with several different but welldesigned themes to choose from.
.4: Obviously iTools targets similar usergroups compared to Manila as an ASP-product. Interesting times that raise one question: Is there an opportunity for Manila / Frontier / Userland to participate in Apples Internet Strategy? And when how can this be done the most efficient way ?
.5: Finally what is this all about: big easy---> Hybrid Interactive Publishing Models for Family Home Entertainment or better the Web for the Rest of Us.
yours remotely, Tom Fuerstner
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