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- Dear MacApp users!
-
- First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ricardo Gonzalez, and
- I am the Application Frameworks Product Marketing Manager at Apple Computer
- (e.g. MacApp, OPF-OpenDoc Parts Framework, and potentially other future
- products). As you can imagine, I will be playing a key role in define future
- directions for MacApp and new plans regarding framework-based development tools
- that developers will use to incorporate new Apple technologies into their
- applications (e.g. OpenDoc, AppleScript, etc.). In order to do that, I would
- like to get a sense of who is using MacApp in the market place, what
- applications are being developed with it (for commercial or in-house use), and
- what are your priorities in terms of support for specific features that we
- should take into consideration for future products.
-
- I would like to ask each one of you, to please spend a couple of minutes filling
- the enclosed questionnaire regarding your company and the products developed
- with MacApp. Please be as concrete as possible with your answers, so that I can
- analyze the feedback and be able to make concrete recommendations regarding our
- framework product strategy.
-
- Please fill free to forward this document to any other developer, company, and/or
- integrator who you might know is using MacApp. Also, since many of you will
- prefer your answers to be kept confidential, please answer directly to me using
- one of the following mechanisms (e-mail is highly recommended):
-
- - AppleLink: GONZALEZ3
-
- - Internet: gonzalez3@applelink.apple.com
-
- - Fax: (408) 974-9456
-
- Yes, this will take a couple of minutes, but your feedback is very important and
- will help us understand more your needs and provide you with better tools to
- develop your applications. Please, do not leave this for tomorrow (unless you
- are in the process of shipping today your latest MacApp-based product!). This
- information is needed ASAP.
-
- Thanks for your feedback.
-
- Regards
-
-
- Ricardo Gonzalez
- Application Frameworks Product Marketing Manager
- Apple Computer, Inc.
-
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-
- MACAPP DEVELOPER SURVEY
-
- General Questions:
- -----------------
-
- 1- Company Name:
-
-
- 2- Which of the following statements best characterizes the type of software
- development you do?
-
- ____ I develop software that is distributed commercially
- ____ I develop software that is used inside my own organization only
- ____ I develop software that is used inside of companies where I do
- integration/consulting work own organization only
- ____ I develop software for my own use only
-
-
- 3- In which developer program do you participate at Apple?
-
- ____ Apple Partner
- ____ Apple Associate
- ____ None
-
-
- 4- For which target platforms do you develop applications?
-
- ____ Macintosh (Y/N)
- ____ Windows (Y/N)
- ____ Other ________________________
-
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-
- MacApp Specific Questions:
- -------------------------
-
- 1- Of all the application development your company does on the Mac, what
- percentage is coded in MacApp?
-
-
- 2- Please give the following information for each application developed using
- MacApp (please duplicate this section as many times as needed):
-
- - Application Name/version:
-
- - Description (3 lines maximum):
-
- - Any specific hardware/OS requirements (e.g. FPU):
-
- - MacApp version used (e.g. 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, etc.):
-
- - Approximate size in lines of code
-
- - Are there any versions of this program for other platforms (e.g.
- Windows, etc.):
-
- - Which system software features are supported in the application?
- (e.g. Applescript, Publish and Subscribe, etc.):
-
-
- - Which system software features do you intend (or would like) to suppor
- in the next 12 months of development. Please PRIORITIZE the features
- rating them from 1 to 5 (5 meaning very likely to support in the next
- 12 months, 1 very unlikely to support in the next 12 months)
-
- FEATURE PRIORITY
-
- * Applescript awareness ________
-
- * Applescript recordability ________
-
- * Applescript attachability ________
-
- * Drag manager ________
-
- * Quickdraw GX ________
-
- * Powertalk ________
-
- * Quicktime ________
-
- * Opendoc containers ________
-
- * Opendoc parts ________
-
- * OLE2.0 ________
-
- * Windows deployment ________
-
- * AppleGuide ________
-
- * Easy Open ________
-
- * Thread Manager ________
-
- * WordScript ________
-
- * MacTCP ________
-
- * Other ________
-
- - For how many years do you intend to continue active development n this
- application in its existing implementation code base?
-
- - If this is a commercial application please provide the suggested retail
- price:
-
- - Are there any international language versions available?
-
- * Japanese ________
-
- * French ________
-
- * German ________
-
- * Spanish ________
-
- * Other (specify) ________________
-
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