Re: Flash versus Java as a plug-in...
Not to mention the fact that MS does include the Flash plug-in with IE, so
you don't have to download anything unless it's the latest version of Flash.
Presumably, they won't be doing the same favor for Java.
Nasty as always...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jordi Ministral [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 5:10 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Dynapi-Dev] FYI MS drops all Java support in new
> Windows XP.
>
> Are we of any concern to Microsoft ? If 98% of user market doesn't know
> nor cares about alternatives to that goes installed with their machines ?
> They get the computer they buy and they don't play nerd trying to
> reinstall, reconfigure and improve their system. The most I've seen them
> do is customize the desktop and icons. Why did IE kill Netscape ? Because
> it was a better browser ? No way. IE was there, then why bother
> downloading another browser.
>
> If Windows XP provides some M$ crap that allows to do more or less the
> same that Java does, then why should people bother downloading Java ? They
> are doing the same again and again, always the same story. Maybe this time
> deveopers, instead of adopting the easy ( initially ) M$ solution will
> choose against it. I'm not any optimistic, thought.
>
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