Anticlue

Competition is good.

Damon Cooper posted a compatibility test warning on the latest copycat ColdFusion server yesterday. The post clearly states his level of frustration. What the post misses, is that competition is good and needed for any product. There will probably be a small range of tags that are good in this tool and missing from the other. There will also be a basic foundation in Macromedia's product that is missing from the copy cat. However the fact is the competition will cause a better product on both sides. It takes a lot for an upstart to catch up to Macromedia’s ColdFusion. The product has been tried and tested and Macromedia has a wide knowledge base of what is needed and where the future is going to be. The upstart will be missing these key factors, but probably the upstart will deliver a couple of features the community has been desiring at a quicker release schedule. The competition brings drive to both companies. Having a company motivated by drive to enhance and develop a great product is only good for the users of both products.