Apple acquires Schemasoft??
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=115436
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503schemasoft.html
Looks like iWork is going to have much more powerful features in the future.
http://www.schemasoft.com/
Schemasoft looks to be a company that provides tools for converting a lot of formats. Like Dataviz Extreme or something. Looks like they are big into XML and other formats. I hope we get more information about what this company offers that Apple likes.
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503schemasoft.html
Looks like iWork is going to have much more powerful features in the future.
http://www.schemasoft.com/
Schemasoft looks to be a company that provides tools for converting a lot of formats. Like Dataviz Extreme or something. Looks like they are big into XML and other formats. I hope we get more information about what this company offers that Apple likes.
Comments
sounds like apple got tired of reverse-engineering other people's formats, and have gotten a company that specializes in it to take the heavy-lifting off their hands.
steve once said, by being the minority in the market, apple must be the most compatible platform to be viable. seems like he's found himself a horse to hitch to.
How will this affect them?
Originally posted by NOFEER
what about a vpc like app by apple??? or include it in a mac os
That would be one of the worst moves in history of Apple.
Originally posted by JLL
That would be one of the worst moves in history of Apple.
Oh, but if they licensed OS X to run on clones, that would make it all better!
*ducking, running*
On topic, I agree that this goes farther than iWork. Apple already built the ability to read and write .DOC format into the OS. This could potentially build the equivalent of MacLinkPlus into the OS, with the likely side effect of making any schema used to translate a format available to Spotlight.
This could provoke a tidal wave through the industry... of frightened software houses (who haven't already done this) patenting their file formats, and/or adding a clause to their EULAs prohibiting anyone from reverse engineering their file formats for compatibility.
Who, me, cynical? Naaaaah.