> I think we should really welcome discussion such as the one from Nando
> Dessena. Critically reviewing the arguments as a 'Devil's Advocate' will
> help on the precision level. I agree with Nando (hope I did not
> misunderstand!) that one should be careful when wording criticisms against
> 'competing' products.

I agree with this too. I thought about what he said and re-read my comments
with this in mind. I believe that I made it quite clear some of the items in
IBX that are deficient. True I didn't go to an excruciating level of detail.
But, I supported what I said with enough evidence.

> Do point out all the good points of IBO - you can
> truly say that no competing product is on the level of IBO, but directly
> saying that competitor X is crap may turn people off.

I agree, but I can be critical of something if I support the criticisms with
factual evidence.
So far I have done this. Read again my comments and see if it isn't true.

Only people who are emotionally attached to IBX are going to be disturbed by
what I have said.

> Build an image of
> IBO as the best product by a large margin (architecture, richness of
> features, level of support, future development, ...), but if at all
> possible try to avoid wars (I can understand frustration,

nevertheless...).

This is good advice. I agree wars should not start but I have kept myself
too far from that line. I don't want to cross it but IBO needs marketing or
people will be clueless about it. IBX on the other hand is right out of the
box and needs no marketing.

> Any ideas how to bring IBO to the attention of developers, old and new?

Please all consider this and answer what you can. I am spending big bucks to
get magazine ads, advertising in the Delphi box, and other things to spread
the word. I feel there is much more we can do.

> As we all know, being successful in the market takes more than a good
> product.

Exacerly!

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
http://www.ibobjects.com