You are a funny guy. Sun can't afford to lock it down as long as M$ remains the 800lb gorilla. I don't see M$ losing its status any time soon.
Besides, they would have to lock up the openly available JavaVM spec, which would pizz off just a few (most) Java developers. There's always the clean-room developed Kaffe VM ... So, comparing VB to Java is not a good comparison at all. Sun relies on a community-developed Java spec. VB (and most M$ tools it seems) are designed by hordes of marketing monkeys: "How do we fight Java...?" "I know, let's develop an imitation called C#! Get it? C-Sharp! Like the musical notation! Isn't that cool?" M$ lost their geek cachet a looong time ago. John Hebert -----Original Message----- From: Dustin Puryear To: [email protected] Sent: 8/27/03 3:58 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Microsoft Windows: Insecure by Design At 08:49 AM 8/27/2003 -0500, you wrote: >really learn how server computing worked for myself, instead of gleaning >clues from M$ documentation. > >And to be perfectly honest and self-incriminating, I am sending this message >from a M$ Windoze XP laptop, because my job requires it (VB programming). >However, my company is moving away from M$ and towards Java (whee!). It Until Sun begins locking down..
