Re: GNUstep on MS Windows (Oh boy...i've done it now!)

[Philip Mötteli]

Am 04.12.2003 um 18:16 schrieb Mondragon, Ian:
> so if we already have a more applicable form of
> cross-platform-ness (linux/bsd -> OS X), without the severe bump in
> momentum,

Two reasons for two cases:

	MOSX to Linux: Because the Linux market is too tiny to be of interest 
for most of the Apple companies.
	Linux to MOSX: I'd say, all of the GS application already have an at 
least as good alternative on MOSX.


> why should we think that a linux/bsd -> windows application would
> give us even as much?

Because the Windoze market is about 15 times bigger, than even the MOSX 
market. Lets make a simple estimation for your program:

Number of Users, buying your program
-----------------------------------------------------
2% for Linux            equals about 1 unit
2% for MOSX             equals about 8 units
1% for Windows  equals about 50 units


That means a 500% more sellings only by including one more market. If 
you go to your boss and tell him, he could multiply his revenue by 5 
without investing one penny, I don't think he would reject that.


re
Phil