[WebDNA] Re: New Ownership for WebDNA!

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2008

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texte = Curious if the Talk-List archives was part of the deal?--Charles Klineckline@rightcode.nethttp://www.rightcode.netOn Jun 27, 2008, at 7:10 AM, Christophe Billiottet wrote:> I will reply to this one at talk@webdna.us>> talk-join@webdna.us allows to join the list.> talk-leave@webdna.us allows to leave the list>>> Bear in mind this talk-list from SMSI will be brought down anytime > from now.>> - chris>>> On Jun 27, 2008, at 0:42, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote:>>>> a check with many zeros :-)>>>> Nobody ever wants my checks when I fill them out with a lot of >> zeros... I must be doing something wrong... :-/>>>> I guess I just figured that SMSI wouldn't give it up at a >> reasonable price (you guys did pay a reasonable price, didn't >> you?) I figured they were more interested in owning the >> intellectual property, than actually doing anything with what they >> considered a dead product. My though was that since they weren't >> going to be able to get out of it what they spent to buy it, that >> they would rather write it off and kill it than sell it at (what >> they considered) a loss. Since so many have abandoned the >> platform, its overall value has diminished, but I figured SMSI >> would be too stubborn to admit that they had screwed up.>>>> I made a prediction on this very list when SMSI first bought >> WebDNA. At the time, people were complaining that SMSI was, in >> essence, competing with us developers over customers, by offering >> WebDNA hosting and development direct to website customers. My >> prediction was that since SMSI was using the product for their own >> customers, that they would care about the future of the product, >> and continuously update it (http://search.smithmicro.com/TalkListArchive/DetailResults.tpl?command=search&db=webdna-talk.db&eqIDdata=14256&max=1 >> ). I was dead wrong. SMSI did give us one (or was it two) major >> new versions of WebDNA, but, in hindsight, they were the worst >> thing that ever happened to this platform. I'm glad it's now in >> the hands of people who care (passionately) about the product.>>>> Thanks for seeing this through.>>>> Dennis>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Curious if the Talk-List archives was part of the deal?--Charles Klineckline@rightcode.nethttp://www.rightcode.netOn Jun 27, 2008, at 7:10 AM, Christophe Billiottet wrote:> I will reply to this one at talk@webdna.us>> talk-join@webdna.us allows to join the list.> talk-leave@webdna.us allows to leave the list>>> Bear in mind this talk-list from SMSI will be brought down anytime > from now.>> - chris>>> On Jun 27, 2008, at 0:42, Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. wrote:>>>> a check with many zeros :-)>>>> Nobody ever wants my checks when I fill them out with a lot of >> zeros... I must be doing something wrong... :-/>>>> I guess I just figured that SMSI wouldn't give it up at a >> reasonable price (you guys did pay a reasonable price, didn't >> you?) I figured they were more interested in owning the >> intellectual property, than actually doing anything with what they >> considered a dead product. My though was that since they weren't >> going to be able to get out of it what they spent to buy it, that >> they would rather write it off and kill it than sell it at (what >> they considered) a loss. Since so many have abandoned the >> platform, its overall value has diminished, but I figured SMSI >> would be too stubborn to admit that they had screwed up.>>>> I made a prediction on this very list when SMSI first bought >> WebDNA. At the time, people were complaining that SMSI was, in >> essence, competing with us developers over customers, by offering >> WebDNA hosting and development direct to website customers. My >> prediction was that since SMSI was using the product for their own >> customers, that they would care about the future of the product, >> and continuously update it (http://search.smithmicro.com/TalkListArchive/DetailResults.tpl?command=search&db=webdna-talk.db&eqIDdata=14256&max=1 >> ). I was dead wrong. SMSI did give us one (or was it two) major >> new versions of WebDNA, but, in hindsight, they were the worst >> thing that ever happened to this platform. I'm glad it's now in >> the hands of people who care (passionately) about the product.>>>> Thanks for seeing this through.>>>> Dennis>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Charles Kline

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[WebDNA] Re: New Ownership for WebDNA!

2008

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