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.Net is not the elephant in the room...
... Sun's income is.
We know their problems with profitability.
One of the few reliable things they have to sell is Java.

If they make a mistake with Java, two things happen:
- they lose a major (if secret) source of revenue
- IBM, their main competitor, takes charge more strictly than Sun ever did via its tentacles in open source, and does what it can to make Java more IBM than Sun friendly.

Let's not lose sight of the sole subject of discussion here: corporate revenue. Java has monetary value, and the question is, who gets to make the most money.
Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 07/03/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Let Java fade away  Enterprise Analyst | 07/02/04
I agree...  mbraincell@... | 07/02/04
As my soul brothers would say, "Right On!" (NT)  P. Douglas | 07/02/04
Indeed! Sun should just shoot it & put it out of its misery! (NT)  P. Douglas | 07/02/04
Java works fantastic  doh123 | 07/02/04
Java needs big CPU's to run  Enterprise Analyst | 07/04/04
Like a Nokia 3650 cell phone?  B.O.F.H. | 07/05/04
News Flash  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 07/03/04
Mostly because of Microsoft's bad VM  CobraA1 | 07/05/04
Mono y Mano?  Mike Cox | 07/02/04
I like the subject line...  John Le'Brecage | 07/02/04
Real-time Java?  P. Douglas | 07/02/04
I can still remember when people argued you should write in assembly.  DonnieBoy | 07/02/04
There IS RTJ  michael-t | 07/05/04
Java is a great programming language, and getting better all the time.  DonnieBoy | 07/02/04
Compared to what? GWBasic???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/02/04
All current interperted languages.  doe_z | 07/02/04
Re: All current interperted languages.  B.O.F.H. | 07/02/04
Those apply to any program in any language.  doe_z | 07/02/04
Compared to anything  bgoss@... | 07/03/04
Find me a faster interpreted language, then  CobraA1 | 07/05/04
Java language in general  Enterprise Analyst | 07/02/04
(NT) Man, You're so off base it's sad. . . . GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A$$.  Plain Logic | 07/03/04
FUD  CobraA1 | 07/05/04
.Net is not the elephant in the room...  Anton Philidor | 07/03/04
com on do it  V Sanders | 07/03/04
Sun needs to find hardware that enough ppl want to buy  FilledOut | 07/03/04
Java wrestles with the Processor causing  Enterprise Analyst | 07/04/04
Enterprise Anal.ist - Grow Up !!!  Plain Logic | 07/04/04
I get the impression that you have not worked in tech for a while!  B.O.F.H. | 07/05/04
java.net  V Sanders | 07/04/04
Welcome to the Zdnet posting board  FilledOut | 07/05/04

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