The server software market is moving towards embedded appliances and
VM.
lazarus / 8-Other

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jl · 2011-07-01 08:21

I don't know about the US or Europe, but the server software market in
Asia Pacific is moving towards embedded appliances or VM.

I estimate that by 2016, everyone will be asking for embedded
appliance or *nix VM.  This is the reason why I had to port my
application to FPC compatible, not because the platform is open
source.

If your server software is coded in Delphi, you're in luck because it
can be ported to *nix, but if you using dot net, you might find
yourself in the unenviable position of a Symbian software company
within 5 years.

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JD · 2011-07-01 08:42

Quote from: touchring on July 01, 2011, 10:21:20 amIf your server
software is coded in Delphi, you're in luck because it can be ported
to *nix, but if you using dot net, you might find yourself in the
position of a Symbian software company within 5 years.   

Phew!

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jl · 2011-07-01 08:50

The iphone, ipad, and ibook craze convinced me that the paradigm can
change faster than anyone of us here can imagine.

I would imagine that Apple will come up with an iServer next, by then
all Enterprise developers will be scrambling to convert their
software.  It will be chaotic.