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To: Kal who wrote (100)	10/28/1997 1:59:00 PM
From: Robert Winchell	Respond to of 1600

>Hmmm. How is Java proprietary if it will run on all operating >systems that have a JVM? You see, Billy's scared becuase of the fact >that Java would marginalize windows. He wouldn't be worrying about >obscuring and deforming Java so much if it wasn't a threat. You're >making me doubt your fundamental understanding of technology. >In any case, programmers must have a good reason to have embraced >Java so quickly. Let's just wait and see what the world is coming to. Java will run on any system that has a VM that was written by someone who had to license the technology from Sun and must use a language that is 100% controlled by Sun and can't be enhanced or modified in any way because they'd get sued by Sun. That's why its proprietary. Java in no way, shape or form marginalizes Windows. Microsoft Windows is currently the fastest, by far, platform for running Java applications. How does this diminish the value of Windows?