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Technology Stocks : Applix is back in action -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kashish King who wrote (2085)	1/8/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: Dr. J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3014

Applix is poised for success in the new Java-driven, distributed computing model. Yes applix has one of the best Java products available. Unfortunately, their Anyware Office uses proprietary file formats and products generally incompatible with MS Office, Lotus, or Wordperfect. THis is not going to replace desktop products. What is a good Java-driven product? That's still being hashed out in the market. I haven't seen one yet. I agree that Anyware Enterprise has such potential, but being thin-client capable is only one aspect of the purchase decision. A Java-enabled salesforce app is valuable; I question whether a Java-enabled service app is. Microsoft is backing terminal-based computing or fat-clients but not smart, thin-clients. Microsoft is losing developers to Java while applications, components and tools are increasing in speed and power. I haven't seen such evidence. The last COmputerworld figures I saw showed millions of VB developers and 100,000s of Java programmers (mostly C++ converts). That isn't going to change dramatically. The move away from proprietary systems toward open standards is going to payoff for Applix Do you mean "the industry move to open standards" or "Applix's move to open standards"? If the former, then I don't think there is any such move (in fact, Microsoft's hold on the desktop and workgroup has only solidified in the last few years). If the latter, then I don't see how building apps in Java makes more money than in C++ or anything else. If they build apps (as opposed to tools), customers care first and foremost about app capabilities, not cool technology. Applix's Enterprise products are also-rans in that market.