[missing-sync-pocketpc-talk] program install

[noj]

I usually can't think of positive (and plausible) scenarios that 
involve Microsoft, but here's one that might be nice:
With the development of the PocketPC version of Missing Sync, the 
second, to my knowledge, program to use a PocketPC handheld with Macs, 
Microsoft might think to develop things that would fill the gap between 
PocketPC handheld software and Missing Sync software. For instance, 
since Microsoft has such a long (and large) history of making Mac 
software (albeit not the most elegantly designed Mac software), it 
might be well worth the presumably miniscule time for Microsoft to 
develop a little piece of software that would help with the 
installation process of PocketPC programs being installed from a Mac. 
Or, they could just develop software built into PocketPC that would run 
installers, etc., so that ANY platform that people use to transfer info 
onto the PocketPC handheld would work.
Since Microsoft wouldn't have to work on the major syncing program for 
Mac (including interface, etc.) they might see this as an easy in to 
the Mac market for the PocketPC.
--jonathan


On Wednesday, February 26, 2003, at 05:00  PM, Brian Hall wrote:

>> Your competitor has a cab extractor which doesn't work that well.
>
> Yes, that is why I'm not sure that is the best solution. It is a very 
> hit
> or miss affair to try and suck that kind of data out of an EXE file w/o
> actually running the EXE file. We don't want to create a solution that
> works 1/2 the time. Or even 90% of the time. It would just generate too
> many support issues and frustrated customers.
>
>>  If
>> only there were some way to execute exe's on a Mac without using
>> Virtual PC!!
>
> That is certainly a solution that works (VPC). Now that Microsoft owns 
> the
> product (they recently purchased it from Connectix), it will be 
> interesting
> to see where it goes.
>
> Brian
>
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