I'd really like to see it ported as well, as the only reason I have a PC on my desk is to run Outlook and VSS. But Ximian runs the risk of getting seriously screwed by MS if they port Connector. MS already offers a version of Outlook for Mac, but it's a Classic app. There was some debate about whether or not they would make an OS X version, and I don't know where that effort currently stands, but you can bet if they see lots of people purchasing such a thing from Ximian that they'll get right on doing it. It would be as simple for MS as it would be for Ximian - just carbonize the current implemntation, or add Exchange support to Entourage (which isn't free, but most X users that're in a Windows office environment are probably already running MS Office and have it already - personally I hope they take this route, because Outlook Mac is pretty clunky, but Entourage is the best mail client I've ever used).
As soon as MS does that, I think people will more likely use Outlook/Entourage for X rather than Connector, simply because it's free, or came with Office X.
Either way though, I guess Ximian stands to make a bit of money in the interim between their release and MS's, only for the expense of porting their client, which probably isn't *that* difficult in the end.
I run a community site at NWTekno.org (basically ravers in the northwest), which is kind of interesting because many of the people on it know each other in person, and for lots of them, their whole social life revolves around the web site. Kind of weird.
We've made very little money (kids don't have credit cards, can't sell ads without losing indie cred, etc etc) and survive only because our hosting is donated, and I of course pimp them out every change I get in return.
Just thought I'd add that, in case it's of any value to your research.
True story: Code makes my girlfriend hot. Sometimes she'll just ask me to talk to her about the code behind the projects I'm working on, explain object inheritance, database design, looping techniques, etc. This will often get her all warmed up, causing her to jump me.
I told my boss this, and he said "marry her immediately."
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I'd really like to see it ported as well, as the only reason I have a PC on my desk is to run Outlook and VSS. But Ximian runs the risk of getting seriously screwed by MS if they port Connector. MS already offers a version of Outlook for Mac, but it's a Classic app. There was some debate about whether or not they would make an OS X version, and I don't know where that effort currently stands, but you can bet if they see lots of people purchasing such a thing from Ximian that they'll get right on doing it. It would be as simple for MS as it would be for Ximian - just carbonize the current implemntation, or add Exchange support to Entourage (which isn't free, but most X users that're in a Windows office environment are probably already running MS Office and have it already - personally I hope they take this route, because Outlook Mac is pretty clunky, but Entourage is the best mail client I've ever used).
As soon as MS does that, I think people will more likely use Outlook/Entourage for X rather than Connector, simply because it's free, or came with Office X.
Either way though, I guess Ximian stands to make a bit of money in the interim between their release and MS's, only for the expense of porting their client, which probably isn't *that* difficult in the end.
I run a community site at NWTekno.org (basically ravers in the northwest), which is kind of interesting because many of the people on it know each other in person, and for lots of them, their whole social life revolves around the web site. Kind of weird. We've made very little money (kids don't have credit cards, can't sell ads without losing indie cred, etc etc) and survive only because our hosting is donated, and I of course pimp them out every change I get in return. Just thought I'd add that, in case it's of any value to your research.
Any idea if you can use this to make OS X apps, or if there are plans to port to it?
True story: Code makes my girlfriend hot. Sometimes she'll just ask me to talk to her about the code behind the projects I'm working on, explain object inheritance, database design, looping techniques, etc. This will often get her all warmed up, causing her to jump me. I told my boss this, and he said "marry her immediately."