I sure wish I had the technical ability to understand what is going on with SUNW & MSFT.
I haven't had a chance to read today's New York Times but there is an article about Java.
Housemate mentioned that one concern in the NYTimes article was that, in the past, no company has been able to monopolize a program language, like C, for instance. So can SUNW monopolize JAVA language?
I understand SUNW is trying to control JAVA while, at the same time, selling a license for it. I wonder how this will work out.
Your comments about the desktop were interesting. Your comments make sense when you consider that MSFT has only worked from the desktop.As a company, they have not had to think in terms of a network to become successful.
Moreover, since they are spending even more money on the next version of Windows, you do wonder if they ever will think in terms of a network. For instance, how many more versions of Windows could anyone want? I believe Windows is far too complex for the non-professional. And, a professional might not want NT or Windows, in the first place.
I had also heard comments about the standards for the integration of TV with the PC. I read MSFT wants PC standards while the TV people want TV standards.
The drift of the text was that if TV standards were approved, this action would be a set back for MSFT.
Comments? I don't know a damn thing! So anything you say would be appreciated.
Housemate came downstairs to pick up a folder. I asked housemate to read your message. Housemate is NOT a computer scientist.
Housemate said the problem with MSFT is they never do anything from scratch,they never innovate. Instead MSFT takes a successful program like Windows 3.1 & then the company focuses on way to improve the current product. Housemate believes that is why Win 95 is a disaster.
PS: Hey! Housemate & I just speculate. We do not know what will happen.
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