But the release of the ADK has resulted in a vocal minority portraying this as some kind of problem between Amiga and Tao. I'm not sure how these things get started, but the Amiga community, for better or worse, suffers this from time to time - not that other "alternative" platforms don't have their fair share of doomsayers.
The fact is, Tao are very much their own company. They've been developing their intent and elate technology for many years now and have a wide range of partners and clients across the globe. Take a peek at the Open Contents Platform Association (OCPA) where Tao's intent has established itself as the platform of choice for a growing legion of electronic companies. Tao is big, and Amiga are but one of many organisations involved in pushing the technology further and further. Why shouldn't Tao release their own ADK, as they always have done before they became involved with Amiga?
The release of the ADK is not a reflection on the state of the DE or the relationship between Amiga and Tao. Far from it. Recall that intent development is the foundation of the AmigaDE - whatever enhancements are made to intent will filter through to the DE. The fact that intent has been updated further boosts the DE development, which some of the doomsayers have said has faltered after the initial AmigaDE SDK release - a release which was effectively a rebranded Tao intent developer package.
Looking at the ADK, there's not a great deal of visual difference to that of the AmigaDE SDK I have installed on my Linux box. There's a modest improvement in the UI, but it is still very much a rudimentary environment geared more towards developers and hobbyists. A neat consumer-oriented package this isn't, this is a toolbox for those who want to build, rather than a presentation case for those that want shrink-wrapped software.
From looking at the plans for the AmigaDE, the intent core is going to be bent and shaped into that much-needed consumer environment, a proper UI, a selection of (metaphorical) shrink-wrapped software and all the safe, secure things the everyday person expects. Tao aren't in the business of providing that, like QSSL (the people behind QNX RtP) their strength is in providing the
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