On Tue, Jan 01, 2002 at 07:40:47PM -0800, Man Chi Ly wrote: > Sun lost the client-side battle years ago, perhaps primarily due to the > fact that Swing was not performance-competitive w/ native Windows apps... > > The reality is that as small a market Java client apps currently are, > the market for high-performance Java graphics such as necessary for > fast-paced games is miniscule in comparison.
I can't disagree with a thing you said, but it doesn't look like Sun has accepted defeat on Windows client-side Java. They've made plenty of noise about Microsoft's dropping the VM (ancient as it is) from Microsoft Windows XP installation media, they're pushing XP users to install the Java Plug-in (see the prominent link on http://java.sun.com), and they're trying to convince PC retailers to bundle the JRE with their boxes. Continuing to focus attention on graphics performance may be quixotic, but it's consistent with everything else they're saying and doing about Java on Windows workstations. Or am I missing some other explanation for why they have VolatileImage working on Windows but nowhere else? Nathan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
