How will Chandler benefit consumers?
• Since OSAF can experiment with radically different user interfaces in ways that other PIM vendors with established user bases and short-term responsibilities to shareholders cannot, we believe that Chandler will give a qualitatively better user experience. • As an open source product, the base Chandler distribution will always be free of cost. • We expect that other companies will use Chandler’s open source, rapid development platform to build novel applications. Some developers will give their applications away and some will charge. Regardless, consumers will benefit from more choice and variety in applications. • Chandler will benefit consumers indirectly by providing a proving ground for new PIM interaction techniques. We expect that useful features in Chandler will work their way into other PIMs in time. • Over time, we hope to encourage and nurture a thriving ecology for the Chandler platform. This will include many third parties that will, hopefully, customize Chandler and prov
