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To: Thomas Reardon who wrote (3260)11/21/1996 2:48:00 AM
From: Gerald R. Lampton   of 24154
 
> Further they can
>enrich their apps with native platform features if they choose or restrict themselves
>to cross-platform features if they choose.

If I understand this statement correctly, you are saying:

You can use Java to build apps that are only usable on one platform (presumably Windows will be the first platform for which this will be possible -- when are you planning to make your Java SDK so people can enrich their Java apps with features that are only usable on the UNIX platform, for example?)

OR

You can "restrict" yourself to building apps that run on all platforms, wherever there is a vitual machine.

Am I getting it right?

If so, then I have a question: why would anyone bother to write applications in Java that are not cross-platform? Fr from being a "restriction," I thought the whole point of Java was to be able to build applications that can run anywhere.

Is Microsoft trying to change the nature or perception of Java?

Thanks in advance for taking the time to answer these questions.
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