Hello, JDN, you mean semi-conductor? So many events have happened over the last week that it is difficult to put them together.
Sun purchased STAR-OFFICE which publishes LINUX applications for Windows and non-Windows users. My husband uses LINUX at work. He uses Star-Office LINUX applications. The rumor is that Sun will give away the Star-Office WINDOWS application to anyone who wants it.
In other words, SUN won't charge for a Star Office software suite so it would compete, to some extent, with Windows Office Suite!
I don't know what is on the new Windows Office Suite, but it cost $300 or more. When my husband installed his Star-Office suite, he said it was as good as Windows Office with one exception. That had to do with the mailer. In the meantime, Star Office has brought out a new software suite.
When you talk about chip, you must mean MAJC. I filed a story from Red Herring that put JAVA, MAJC & Jini in context, in easy-to-read English. I'll post it to you.
But so many other things have happened: Corona appliance, IBM & Sun discontinuing net pc, Sun's purchase of FORTE. It's hard to keep up!
Cheers,
Mephisto |
