> My prediction is that if the race gets close IBM will buy Sun. Wow. Interesting call, but it definitely makes sense, looking at all the money IBM's invested in Java.
Follow-up question for you and others (and I apologize for veering slightly OT, but I think lots of people might be interested). I read an article on MarketWatch.com who commented that Microsoft is looking to spend some of their $40 billion cash reserves, and that Macromedia is a likely target because of the potential for Flash as a viable rich front-end client. How do you react? (For reference, here's the extremely long URL: http://custom.marketwatch.com/custom/myway-com/news-story.asp?guid={8F49BE7D -3FF1-4D8B-ABEA-A12346B8B714}&alias=/ht/nw) On the surface, it sounds ludicrous because MM's spent so much time and money moving CF to Java. But let's face it, one area where .NET would benefit immensely is Rich UIs, i.e., Flash. I'm not sure where that would leave CF (port to .NET, dump it altogether), but I don't think MS would really care all that much. And, as the article briefly points out, it could strike a major blow to Java. Secondly, money's money. And once any offer were sufficient upped ($40 billion's a lot of TV dinners), I find it hard to believe that Burgess and company could continue to turn their collective backs without giving it serious thought. Anybody have any thoughts? Not looking for flames, just trying to spark a professional discussion based on the reality of today's market. Regards, Dave. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
