New tools for emerging OS's
I actually believe Apple HOPED the iPad and their overall initiative to reinvent computing would be a huge success. But I think they had concerns regarding how quickly it would sell beyond the Apple faithful...especially the reinvent computing part. So, Apple initially under-built the iPad in terms of units produced. Now I think they're going to play hard and fast.
But this site is about editing tools for Revolution users. This post is about the Apple mobile platform lock-down as it affects Rev developers. If I were Apple, I would have difficulty viewing Revolution as a good partner with whom to reinvent computing. Rev for the Mac does not take advantage of Cocoa and DOES seek to common-denominate. Rev may have plans to change all that with a new IDE, etc, but the field object is still incapable of independently aligned, chunk-addressable columns in spite of user demand and outrage for years. So color me skeptical and Apple even more so as regards Rev keeping up with the times.On the other hand, Revolution may regard Apple as a bad business partner for changing the rules after Rev created a splendid revMobile for the iPhone/iPad. Rev may have had it with Apple. I can understand that.So...is the Apple lock-down just?
But this site is about editing tools for Revolution users. This post is about the Apple mobile platform lock-down as it affects Rev developers. If I were Apple, I would have difficulty viewing Revolution as a good partner with whom to reinvent computing. Rev for the Mac does not take advantage of Cocoa and DOES seek to common-denominate. Rev may have plans to change all that with a new IDE, etc, but the field object is still incapable of independently aligned, chunk-addressable columns in spite of user demand and outrage for years. So color me skeptical and Apple even more so as regards Rev keeping up with the times.On the other hand, Revolution may regard Apple as a bad business partner for changing the rules after Rev created a splendid revMobile for the iPhone/iPad. Rev may have had it with Apple. I can understand that.So...is the Apple lock-down just?
For justice we must go to Don Corleone, and he does not exist. So IMO, it's time to forget about that along with the karma you think Apple deserves for being "evil." If they have indeed misbehaved, the appropriate regulatory bodies in the US and Euro will handle it accordingly. Let's move on.Is the lock-down for Apple mobile devices for real? Yes.Will the lock-down spread to OS X? Nominally, no. In reality, YES. The MacBook Touch (or whatever it's called) will run a locked-down variant of iPad OS. It just won't have the OS X moniker. Will Revolution have to embrace the Apple approach in order to follow it? Yes.Moments like this one present huge opportunity for a small, nimble, and creative company. There's a new wind blowing and Rev has the sails (engineering) to catch it. The sails just need re-rigging. The wind (market momentum) is there. Will they re-rig?Of this i can be certain: I will be sailing in those new waters with those new winds beneath my sails (and sales). I love developing and inventing tools. I love making money while I do it. I will be doing both with or without Revolution as we know it today.Is the emerging Apple mobile market worth the re-tooling I will need to do?I believe so. It has tremendous momentum. For a small company, latching onto a small growing market is the way to go. Also, I have to consider my own experience as an iPad user.Using an iPad makes using my MacBook Pro feel almost anachronistic. I reach for the screen, wait for words to spell themselves, but my Mac just sits there. Using Windows OS at this point seems, I hate to say it...clunky. I would never have said this before, and I say this to foreshadow my eventual response, not to derogate. What new development tools will I be creating for myself and others in the coming weeks and months to exploit the Apple mobile platform momentum?I have been testing several concepts, and based on the proofs, have my sights set on some pretty exciting stuff. New approaches that will still seem familiar. I cannot say a whole lot more than that, right now. But I can say this: If you want to get involved in single language development for Mac, iPhone, iPad and whatever comes next, now would be a good time to get tRev, a Mac and an iPad if you don't already have them. tRev Mac users will get first access to these new tools to which I now only allude.Tune in Friday, May 7th at 10AM CDT/US for a memorable Feature Friday. That's when we lift the curtain on something new and great—yet familiar.
