Re: AW5 vs WP 1.1 for 2e

[John <zzzjoki@yahoo.com>]

On May 25, 12:53 pm, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
> John wrote:
> >>>It's a shame 5.1 was introduced just as everything Apple II was collapsing.
> >>>But, that's the way it goes.
>
> >>No, that's the way someone decided to do it.  There were choices.
>
> > FWIW the better business applications for the TRS-80 Model 1 came at
> > the tail end of it's life, like LeScript.
>
> Of course, the natural decline of a platform is convolved with the
> rising state of the application art, so it's not surprising that
> there are late-breaking fine programs on failing platforms.
>
> But the majority of the software development community has by that
> time already read the tea leaves and abandoned the platform in
> search of greener pastures.
>
> The exception might be small firms that have invested a year or two
> to create an application and continue even in the face of lackluster
> prospects.  Some even specialize in serving residual niche markets.

That's kind of what I was thinking: it is *hard* to write good
software and so many businesses would be too cautious before making
the investments. By then it's late, the target is obsolete, the market
shrinks.