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To: JC Jaros who wrote (21166)	10/14/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: cfimx	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

>>You were just saying that Java is "just a language". What does that mean then; "Just a language"?<< it means that it is not a "platform, like it was being sold. the platforms are emerging. palm os, linux, ce, and psion. the problem with not being a "platform" is getting paid. the platform people have to be paid. psion is getting paid. palm computing is getting paid. nokia is getting paid the ultimate quesiton is how much of java will these devices carry, and two, what will people pay for the java that is on there?