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To: David R who wrote (1633)2/12/1997 9:18:00 PM
From: Kashish King   of 10836
 
Well, I have a guy who can't tell me what's ActiveX about a demo he has seen, actually has doubts about whether Java is going to be the dominant environment, and is just generally confused about what that whole environment is all about. The problem is I have been thinking about all of these issues for almost a two years and watching all of the developments very closely. I, for one, have no more doubts about this and don't want to argue points that have been off the table for several months if not years.

An ActiveX fan who doesn't lack knowledge about it:

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That's essentially what they've asked us to do with Java. They haven't even turned over all of ActiveX -- just some very low-level
communications protocols," Baratz said. "If developers even want to
cut and paste or drag and drop, they have to use the Microsoft event
model, which is proprietary. It's just one more gimmick to hook people
back on proprietary technology and platforms.
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