They killed netscape by including a browser, now they're going to kill
client side java by EXcluding a VM?!?
How can you explain that to the anti-trust!! :^)
Having said that, it's already practiced by Opera, whereby they don't ship a
VM, but you can optionally download Opera with it, or use an existing JRE on
your machine.
One option would be to state up front that your site uses Java and include a
link to the latest JRE? A bit cumbersome, and may turn some people off, but
it's an option!
N
on 20/7/01 8:40 AM, Angel Stewart at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Now web developers are what? Going to have to put: "If you are using Windows
> XP and are unable to see the images or
> navigation bar on this page, you may need to download the JAVA VM from
> MIcrosoft's site here"
>
> What do you think this means for us as Developers?
>
> Microsoft has always set the standards on the PC..and if they are no longer
> including JAVA outright, then you KNOW that 80%
> of the people that use computers and upgrade, and maybe 90% of the people that
> buy new computers which would be configured
> with XP..aren't going to know about downloading a Vee Emm from Microsoft, and
> just won't view JAVA anymore. That doesn't
> signal a death knell for JAVA, but it certainly sets it back for client side
> applications and as the most viable option for
> Web Developers. Now they may turn to FLASH instead which is widely available
> to everyone through inclusion with the latest
> browsers.
>
> Those of us in the know, will probably be able to install it, might tell a few
> of our friends..but the man in the street
> ain't gonna know, and will consider it to be the same as any other embedded
> control out there that he needs to download
> yet another plugin for, and this time not automatically, but through active
> effort on his part. Also, a 'plugin' that could
> weigh in at 7MB.
>
> Bloody Hell :(
>
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010718/tc/tech_microsoft_dc_1.html
>
> -Gel
> www.carigamer.com
> Island Gaming At Its Best(tm)
> WARNING: The Surgeon General Recommends
> That Violent Gaming Is NOT Harmful To Your Health!
> (Satcher Report 2001)
>
> (wicked business move though..on that level I like it >:-) )
>
>
>
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