>>> What X Window lacks is the ability to execute application code on the client. I've already explained that to you. Java was designed to fill that deficiency. It was designed as a secure, robust, portable, object-oriented system for distributed computing. <<<
Ya, I know Java has the capability to execute on the client. SO WHAT? Why is it better?
>>> Technically it's a solid choice. <<<
Technically it's a solid choice? Technically it's INCOMPLETE!
>>> Politically, Java is an open standard with the blessing of ISO and 90% its 20 plus member countries versus being a proprietary holding of an operating system monopoly. <<<
Isn't X-Windows an open standard? And if you are insinuating that Java has a chance of knocking off Windows, your nuts. Windows and/or other MS software is going to be ingrained into everything far quicker then java will. Gates is too aggressive. Java is going to suffer from a lot of bickering before it makes into a bunch of devices besides a java station. Look what's happening now. It's fragmenting. HP will try and make some money off it going there own way and MS is going to turn Java into a Visual Basic like language.
>> Practically it's has the support of Sony, Motorola, IBM, Oracle, thousands of smaller companies and over half a million individual developers. <<<
So have a lot of other failed technologies. I'm not saying that Java is going to fail, in fact I think it going to do great, on the server that is, but saying a bunch of big names are behind it is meaningless.
>>> Java software is designed to control intelligent devices, not just dumb-ass monitors and dumb-ass keyboards. How the hell is the server supposed to control your device once it has interpreted a control function in your application? Moreover, the aggregate power of multiple client devices can quickly approach that of a large server, even a supercomputer. The idea is to leverage that power in a distributed manner such that clients handle localized issues locally. Note that they are adding printer support to Java which is an ass-backward but necessary step to leverage existing printer devices. <<<
What like silly ass decoder rings? Ya, ok, MAYBE Java will be good for this kind of application, but how much income is Sun really going to be deriving from this stuff, assuming that Java is the best way to do it.
Aggregate power of multiple client devices can quickly approach that of a large server, even a supercomputer? What???? What kind of fantasy world do you live in? Do you know how much work it takes to get such a system working. It would be far cheaper just to buy a supercomputer.
But this is really not issue here is it. Your premise was that Sun's server biz was going to croak without Java clients. What does that have to do with toaster's that ask how brown I like my bread? |
