...from Barron's interview w/ Michael Dell, on Softy:
Dell is rather cutting when asked whether Sun Microsystems' programming language, Java, will evolve into a full-fledged operating system. "If they want to go that way, they have an awful lot of work to do first. In any case, any new operating system has to go up against Microsoft and, on any short-term basis, it's pretty hard to take out their position. On a longer-term basis, things are a bit more open.
"Still, when all is said and done, I don't think Microsoft is a good company; I think it's a great company, quite literally one of the best companies ever. If I were a gambling man ... I'd put my bet on Microsoft winning, probably with Windows NT. In this instance, that's where I think the future lies."
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