I had already thought of it: a PowerPoint Compiler!
Drag'n drop those images of people, businesses and tasks. Draw arrows between each. Use as many slides as you want to detail the flow of operations. Then hit F5 to have the compiler spit and exec your new application!
Client-side Java is nice. It is getting increasingly popular for cross-platform solutions. It is 'balsam' for those like me who have been frustrated by the limitations of DHTML. Even deployment issues (where the web is king) are gone with the 'smart-client' model.
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I had already thought of it: a PowerPoint Compiler!
Drag'n drop those images of people, businesses and tasks. Draw arrows between each. Use as many slides as you want to detail the flow of operations. Then hit F5 to have the compiler spit and exec your new application!
Why would MS purchase any company since they have the horsepower to build anything that they want?
Remember Microsoft is in business. They buy the installed base and intellectual property first. Technology comes as a bonus.
Client-side Java is nice. It is getting increasingly popular for cross-platform solutions. It is 'balsam' for those like me who have been frustrated by the limitations of DHTML. Even deployment issues (where the web is king) are gone with the 'smart-client' model.
Office should support all versions of Windows. At least starting from ME.