If my memory serves me correctly, MS apprached a programmer colleague of my
brother and offered him $1000 p/h to start the development of this for them.
His name eludes me at the moment, but he is apparently THE god when it comes to
the core python development.
This was about two years ago, but the trend was already there for MS to try and
come up their own version of Java.
Doug Melvin wrote:
> I hear that .NET uses C# language (See-Sharp)
> It looks a LOT like Java IMHO.
> :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Digital Strider" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:48 PM
> Subject: [Dynapi-Dev] FYI MS drops all Java support in new Windows XP.
>
> > Ahhhh, the stage is set... .Net vs. J2EE
> >
> > Well, initially MS said they would support "older" versions of Java so as
> to
> > maintain some level of harmony with the current legacy of the web. But
> now
> > it appears that the sly bastards have elected to drop it all together,
> > probably was planned from the beginning.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > DS
> >
> > Microsoft XP Won't Include Java
> > By ALLISON LINN, AP Business Writer
> >
> > SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) will not include the
> > Java programming language in its new Windows XP (news - web sites)
> operating
> > system, the software giant said Tuesday.
> >
> > Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla said the company decided not to include the
> > language so it wouldn't violate a legal settlement agreement.
> >
> > Java maker Sun Microsystems Inc. (NasdaqNM:SUNW - news) in January settled
> a
> > lawsuit it brought against Microsoft three years ago in U.S. District
> Court
> > in San Jose, charging Redmond-based Microsoft with infringing a licensing
> > agreement to use Java.
> >
> > Java, introduced by Sun in 1995, lets developers write a software
> > application that can run on a variety of computers, regardless of the
> > underlying operating system. The language is widely used on Web sites and
> > Sun had hoped to make Java a universal programming language.
> >
> > Sun alleged that Microsoft violated the terms of an agreement signed in
> 1996
> > by creating a Windows-only version of Java that was incompatible with
> other
> > software. Sun also claimed copyright infringement, but a judge later
> > dismissed that part of the claim.
> >
> > Under an agreement, Microsoft agreed to no longer license from Sun any
> > current or new versions of Java, but it would have been allowed to
> > distribute products carrying outdated versions of the Java technology for
> > seven years.
> >
> > Microsoft also had to pay Sun $20 million, and was barred from using Sun's
> > ``Java Compatible'' trademark.
> >
> > ``In the wake of the settlement agreement with Sun and the resolution of
> > that litigation this approach simplifies our implementation and adherence
> of
> > that agreement,'' Pilla said.
> >
> > In light of the settlement agreement, which gave Microsoft just seven
> years
> > to phase out Java, he said the decision should come as no surprise.
> >
> > ``The reality is that (Java program) represents a lot of code that the
> vast
> > majority of users don't need,'' Pilla said.
> >
> > A Sun spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment by The
> > Associated Press Tuesday.
> >
> > Pilla denied that the move was aimed at phasing out support for Java in
> > Microsoft applications. He said Windows XP users will be able to easily
> > download Java off a Microsoft update site if they come across a software
> > application running on Java.
> >
> > The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia also
> > addressed Microsoft's use of Java in its ruling last month that
> unanimously
> > reversed the breakup of Microsoft.
> >
> > The court overturned the court-ordered breakup of Microsoft, but upheld
> the
> > trial judge's finding that the software giant violated antitrust laws by
> > muscling hardware and software companies into giving its operating systems
> > preferential treatment.
> >
> > In its ruling, the court said that making an incompatible version of Java
> > was not illegal, but said that its agreements with software vendors to use
> > only the Microsoft-compatible Java version was illegal.
> >
> > Microsoft, meanwhile, has recently begun developing a set of Internet
> > services, called .NET. based on another programming language, called XML.
> > The .NET strategy calls for selling a series of paid services over the
> > Internet that users can access on any computer device. This could range
> from
> > booking plane flights to buying concert tickets.
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