I think it will be interesting to watch the market reaction to this move.
Sun, of course, says it will have little impact. But given the dominance of
Microsoft in the industry, it is bound to have some effect. I would think
that the Linux community in general will take hold of this and REALLY push
hard. It is also interesting that Microsoft has also filed an appeal asking
that the court throught out the ruling that the violated antitrust laws.
The saga continues..............makes you wonder if there will ever be any
facit of the industry that has "true industry standards".......
Dave Cahall
Vice President, Professional Services
Digitaris Technologies, Inc.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Palyne Gaenir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 8:17 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Microsoft drops JAVA
What impact do folks think this will have on everyone using CF-Java
etc. on the web?
> "MICROSOFT CORP. is quietly pulling back support for Java in its
> new products, The Wall Street Journal reported. The move deals a
> new blow to a rival technology that played a starring role in the
> software giant's continuing antitrust battle with the government.
> The newspaper said pre-release copies of the Windows XP operating
> system drop the software needed to run Java-based programs. Java
> software is used to create some of the animated and interactive
> features of Web pages and hand-held devices; Web surfers using
> computers with Windows XP won't see those features without loading
> additional software, the paper said. (Reuters 01:35 AM ET
> 07/18/2001 More...) "
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