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To: John F. Dowd who wrote (12277)	11/18/1998 11:40:00 AM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (2) of 74651

Not any more; I think at this point that Java would be better off without Microsoft. It can still run on Windows machines without them. I think Sun will think twice before negotiating a new agreement, given where the last one ended up. I also think Microsoft could have problems trying to offer the "Java experience" independently at this point, now that they've seen Sun's code. A clean room implementation would take time and be expensive. I suppose they could buy one, but it would be cheaper just to comply with their agreement with Sun. JMHO, as always.

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