Is there a way to create something like a projector (executable flash file) that will run outside the browser and talk to a java bean that is the core of your app. (doesn't have to be java, anything will do, I just know that shockwave can be exported to java classes)
What I mean is what technology is MS providing to compete with XUL, CURL and IBM's SASH. Is there a way to manage the layout of a program using XML or HTML alike lang.?
It is true that not only businesses have to pay for software, but one should calculate the Market value of his software before choosing a price that looks o.k. i.e. would you, as a private user, pay 50$ a year for your Norton AV?
what about the firewall? what about a DownloadManager, a desktop translator (like babylon), word, excel, powerpoint, flash, html editors, enhanced text editors...)
The list can go on and reach an amount of 50k$ easily for most of windows users (which are most of us after all I believe).
I think MS has the solution with their dotNet, so we can pay per usage to MS for their powerpoint i.e. or for adobe's acrobat reader. Still, the prices have to be in cents, I'm talking about max 100$ a month per person for ALL uses (Software, online content including music and videos...)
If you do the micropayments right, there's enough money to start a few new Hollywood's just for the net, if you dont, you reach today's piracy chaos.
Hire a 15 y.o. kid and pay him to move the TV, bring you the phone, copy from pc to pc using floppys and pay him per hour the minimum wage for a 15y.o. in your country. The kid will be very happy, it's a great job! I do it all the time (hire them, not work for ppl);->
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Is there a way to create something like a projector (executable flash file) that will run outside the browser and talk to a java bean that is the core of your app. (doesn't have to be java, anything will do, I just know that shockwave can be exported to java classes)
.NET? huh?
What I mean is what technology is MS providing to compete with XUL, CURL and IBM's SASH. Is there a way to manage the layout of a program using XML or HTML alike lang.?
Reusing IE technology is the equivalent to mozilla embed I guess, then what is MS answer to XUL?
For the Java coders, I'd have a look at JXUL. This could mean an end to the frustrating work with LayoutManagers.
It is true that not only businesses have to pay for software, but one should calculate the Market value of his software before choosing a price that looks o.k. i.e. would you, as a private user, pay 50$ a year for your Norton AV?
what about the firewall? what about a DownloadManager, a desktop translator (like babylon), word, excel, powerpoint, flash, html editors, enhanced text editors...)
The list can go on and reach an amount of 50k$ easily for most of windows users (which are most of us after all I believe).
I think MS has the solution with their dotNet, so we can pay per usage to MS for their powerpoint i.e. or for adobe's acrobat reader. Still, the prices have to be in cents, I'm talking about max 100$ a month per person for ALL uses (Software, online content including music and videos...)
If you do the micropayments right, there's enough money to start a few new Hollywood's just for the net, if you dont, you reach today's piracy chaos.
Hire a 15 y.o. kid and pay him to move the TV, bring you the phone, copy from pc to pc using floppys and pay him per hour the minimum wage for a 15y.o. in your country. The kid will be very happy, it's a great job! I do it all the time (hire them, not work for ppl) ;->