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To: Punko who wrote (8098)	5/28/1998 4:25:00 PM
From: mozek	Read Replies (1) of 74651

Punko, The problem has never been IE not being compatible with applications. Look back a couple months in PC mag where IE was actually compatible with more applets and applications than any other Java VM in third party tests. It also happened to be the fastest. The problem is that Sun's own Java has compatibility problems across platforms. By tacking on an inferior VM to Microsoft's IE, they will cause more compatibility problems, not resolve existing ones. This move was a publicity stunt, not an attempt to resolve any of the real compatibility issues with Java. In reality, the harm done to consumers by Sun's move will most likely be minimal because the Activator won't really take over as the runtime for most applets on the web as they would have you believe. Thanks, Mike

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