Microsoft Installer an obsolete platform
InstallAware is announching that with the release of their direct deploy "technology" windows installer will soon be obsolete:
Now InstallAware 18's Direct Deploy is the final nail in the coffin for the obsolete Windows Installer platform!
So I just bought InstallShield 2013. What do you think, did I back the wrong horse? Will MSI technology soon be obsolete and replaced by a technology develeoped by a small turkish software vendor?
I am really confused.
Answers (2)
It's best not to believe marketing material, especially in the technology field. Fast Token Ring is one of my favorite examples.
To be clear; there are no nails in any coffin for MSI technology. It is the best method for deploying applications to a Windows system. Nothing comes close - period.
Pure marketing spin. Could they have produced something better than Windows Installer? Maybe. Will it become a standard embraced on the level of Windows Installer? They wish.
Windows Installer is a free, built-in technology that is the standard for Windows software installations. It has lots of features, documentation and again: it is free. To get such wide adoption, Microsoft forced it by making Windows Installer a requirement installation technology in order to receive logo certification ( see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372825(v=vs.85).aspx ). This simply isn't an option for anyone but Microsoft.
I don't doubt InstallAware has developed something worth of attention. I've used their products before and found them to be solid. A decision to implement features that are not native to Windows Installer is really the only way for them to differentiate themselves from the competition. They are not a well known product so what you quote here is them trying to make some noise. It got your attention so I guess they are onto something ;-)
Two words: "oink" and "flap". - anonymous_9363 11 years ago
not - pjgeutjens 11 years ago