I think that one of the more immediate big effects of JAVA OS will be on *hand held 'devices'.* What do you know about AAPL's plans in this direction.
Apple plans to run MacOS on its handheld, and MacOS will eventually incorporate Rhapsody's Java compatibility, so ultimately Apple handhelds will be able to take advantage of Java handheld apps.
The other thing is that most proponents of NCs (Sun, IBM, Oracle) see it as primarily running Java apps.
I suspect that in both cases, i.e. Apple's NCs as well as handhelds (assuming they are under development, and not just rumors), will benefit more from the Mac application base, initially, than from a Java app base. The Java strategy is a long-term one. One of the reasons NCs haven't taken off is that there aren't enough apps to justify them. As the platform with the second largest app support, the Mac stands a chance of being the first successful NC launch.
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