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To: Urlman who wrote ()	8/21/1997 9:18:00 AM
From: Steve Lee	of 328

Even if Java does take off, why is this a threat to Microsoft? Microsoft has proved itself to be a very competent software vendor that reacts extremely rapidly to changing market needs. If that changing market demands Java, won't Microsoft be among the first to identify that fact, and the first to earn revenue from that trend. If Java takes off as a platform and competes directly with Windows NT & 95/98, then users will be faced with a choice: Either take the Java route with no mature software available and very poor performance, or the very mature Windows route which is highly tuned the needs of its target market and has the compatibility advantages of a large installed base. I need to be convinced that the write once, run anywhere claim of Java is a) true and b) of any use if it was true. If I bought a Java app and a Win32 app, I could find more places to run the Win32 app. Why would customers want an app to run anywhere when the fact that it runs on a Win32 platform is sufficient. If two people in the same organisation are doing the same job, why would they want to run the same app on a number of different platforms when they could save a lot of hassle and expense by standardising on one platform?

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