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Re: [www-vrml] Tim BL Is Baffled, Too
Neil TREVETT wrote:
miriam wrote:
>> This will definitely have to be my last.
Eeeek... almost last. :)
>> Well, that is the theory. Is it working?
Not enough - because there is no obvious widespread application as
discussed before..
Actually I think you have that backward.
Everybody talks about the killer-app. But I honestly think that comes afterward. So many things start off as a 'useless' gizmo. The laser was dismissed for years as an expensive toy. HTML didn't start off to be the thing that everybody would want -- it was just some geeks scratching an itch. Linux was another geek (Linus Torvalds) wanting to play with a free Unix on his home computer.
I don't think anybody will see the killer-app until it is obvious and we have all the technology in front of us. And then it won't be one of us, it'll be some kid on a school library computer in India or something.
AFTER that happens all the companies will jump in to try and gobble from honeypot. At that point there will be money a-plenty.
>> There was a much smaller community when VRML 1.0 began it all.
But a number of big companies putting in resources
I don't think the companies came in till later. In the beginning it was just a few smart guys and a rapidly snowballing community. I think one of the first companies that had a big role to play was SGI and I can't deny they performed an incredible service to the community. I doubt you'll ever find many companies like that though.
>> Honestly? I'm sorry, no. I think the consortium will continue to
become more insular.
I respect your view - I hope the Consortium can prove you wrong :)
I really do hope I am wrong.
Best wishes,
- Miriam
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