Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utcsrgv.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!info-mac From: info-mac@utcsrgv.UUCP (info-mac) Newsgroups: ont.micro.mac Subject: Re: Toolbox equates for peons Message-ID: <4226@utcsrgv.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-May-84 11:54:32 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsrgv.4226 Posted: Thu May 10 11:54:32 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 10-May-84 12:21:30 EDT Sender: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP Organization: CSRG, University of Toronto Lines: 31 Date: Tue 8 May 84 18:49:48-MDT From: Randy Frank Subject: Re: Toolbox equates for peons To: STERNLIGHT@USC-ECL.ARPA, POURNE@MIT-MC.ARPA, REICH@NYU-ACF1.ARPA Cc: INFO-MAC@SUMEX-AIM.ARPA In-Reply-To: Message from "STERNLIGHT " of Tue 8 May 84 16:30:45-MDT This is totally in line with what Apple told us at the recent developers/ consortium meeting. They currently have over 1000 registered developers, and, in order to be able to handle the crowd, have tentatively put a hold on accepting new developers EXCEPT those w/ proven records in developing software. This makes emminent sense to me: everyone and his aunt and uncle seems to want to become a Mac developer. Apple has a choice in diluting the amount of support given to developers by allowing an uncontrolled number of them, or can attempt to qualify developers and provide a higher level of support. It seems that if Apple is interested in seeing software out quickly for the Mac (which certain people such as Mr. Pournelle seem to regularly complain isn't happening fast enough), what they're doing is exactly on target. The last thing that Apple needs to do is waste effort on every random who has a half assed idea for Mac software. The reality of this world is that, especially if the goal is getting software out there quickly, that putting your eggs in the basket of established developers will probably win. This may unfortunately mean that some good new ideas get lost (or more probably delayed). However, the Mac will make it commerically during the next 6 months largely on the basis of the popular existing packages being ported to the Mac. From that perspective what Apple is doing is totally correct. -------