Best papers/talks/etc about why OpenDoc failed?
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SJ said: “You can’t start with the technology and figure out where you’re going to sell it.”
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I think the ArsTechnica thread offers the best discussion. It's in the "polite and thoughtful Internet forum" genre rather than a talk or paper, though. arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopi
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OpenDoc in particular, or the broader genre of publisher/subscriber frameworks? OLE was "successful" on Windows among the Office apps, but I don't think third parties wanted their apps to be relegated to "components" inside views controlled by the platform owner
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Both genres of answers would be interesting! That explanation makes some sense.
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I found this article from someone who was there to be very insightful:
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Here's a list of 7+ theories I compiled on this exact topic:
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In the early 90s, there was a lot of hype about "component-based software" -- editing different parts of a document with different mini-editors.
Why didn't it catch on? 7 theories I've come across:
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Mostly sourced by talking to people who remember OpenDoc, plus random googling. Hope your replies turn up more resources!
Also ' doctoral dissertation has an excellent section on this. Not sure that's published to the world yet though.
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