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De facto standards

That which is used most becomes the standard.

Happening with Java, too:
BEA's decision to support Apache's Struts and Spring?two frameworks to ease development of server-side Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications?is because they have become de facto standards, said Mark Carges, the chief technology officer of BEA.

Also, BEA sounds ominously like Sun:

The company expects that developers will use open-source development frameworks and application servers during the development process, but choose BEA's WebLogic application server for large-scale deployments, which demand more robust features and management tools, Carges said.

Like IBM, BEA wants to use open source software as a cheap gateway to the more expensive products. The problem is, how often are BEA's "more robust features and management tools" needed? And how long before the open source alternatives elaborate enough to be sufficient replacements for more of the market.

Sun has learned that open source is a drain on revenues. The effort to keep the damage in bounds may not be working as well as they hoped.
I wonder if BEA will learn the same painful lesson.

I also wonder if any Unix-realm company can base their profitability on software these days.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 06/28/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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