tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294880355377903512.post3737727972677517512..comments2023-08-18T08:27:06.472-07:00Comments on The Keene View on Computing: Good Guys - Dropping Like FliesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294880355377903512.post-486714457640178992009-02-11T17:09:00.000-08:002009-02-11T17:09:00.000-08:00@ Anon - you seem to be struggling a little on tha...@ Anon - you seem to be struggling a little on that ignoring WaveMaker bit. Please feel free to ignore us even more in the future!Christopher Keenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452233158192995749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294880355377903512.post-15847105438690430352009-02-06T20:51:00.000-08:002009-02-06T20:51:00.000-08:00I agree, Chris. I feel the same way about you losi...I agree, Chris. I feel the same way about you losing Peter Yared. He was the talent that made your company credible, and you let him go... now no one cares about you, and we're all watching Peter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294880355377903512.post-37537951208511125772009-02-06T16:08:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:08:00.000-08:00@ Peter - you are absolutely right. Imagine blowin...@ Peter - you are absolutely right. Imagine blowing $1B to buy a company and then not doing anything to keep the key execs in that company from walking out the door.<BR/><BR/>I guess that in comparison to how they blew (and continue to blow) the Java opportunity, Sun's handling of MySQL almost looks good!Christopher Keenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452233158192995749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294880355377903512.post-48592577310142526492009-02-06T15:54:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:54:00.000-08:00I very much agree with your sentiment.The elephant...I very much agree with your sentiment.<BR/>The elephants in the room, however are <BR/><BR/>1) Boozing away Java parenthood (not implying open sourcing it to late, meaning not putting foot down and adding closures etc.), <BR/><BR/>2) Thinking that you can reinvent the rectangle, when there's already excellent long-toothed JavaFX killers with huge antlers in the forest- <BR/><BR/>Hmmm. What to choose for my next project...Script Unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16751089093335901438noreply@blogger.com