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To: A. Hayer who wrote (1521)	8/22/1997 10:35:00 AM
From: A. Hayer	of 9798

InfoWorld Forum article. Corel's move to Java Posted by: siteadm Date posted: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 Corel just nixed its office suite for Java. Despite what you'll no doubt read from the PC-centered pundits and analysts, network computer and Java advocates have much about which to rejoice. Imagine the consequences. Wingfat Conglomerates purchases 100 network computers to conduct a pilot program to see if it can replace PC desktops. It purchases Corel Office for Java for the test. Sure, the users are disgusted by the slow loading time for the suite, but it works pretty well. Wingfat Conglomerates decides it might adopt network computers and Corel Office for Java if Corel adds one or two more features. Corel files the request along with the thousands of other feature requests coming in from its other pilot programs. That's the problem with the monolithic model. It always needs One More Feature. You add the features everyone wants and you end up with an unmanageable mess. Only worse. Unlike the unmanageable messes on the PC, this one takes forever to load. In Corel's defense, it had no choice but to begin its project that way if it wanted the early mind share. But now the need for a monolithic design has vanished. The Java Bean component model is here and it is remarkably robust for its age. And Java-based distributed processing strategies are getting more focused. People may stop at the conclusion that Corel is reversing its strategy. But to paraphrase C. S. Lewis, which is the man that is truly moving forward -- the one who turns around when he realizes he's going the wrong way, or the one who stubbornly insists on going in the same direction? I think Corel deserves great praise for its decision to backtrack, and the future of Java-based network computing is reinforced by the move. What do you think? This forum is based on a special column appearing in the current NC World. You can read the full column at ncworldmag.com. Nicholas Petreley ------------------------- ah

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