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To: Daniel Schuh who wrote (17944)	3/6/1998 5:15:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh	Respond to of 24154

Microsoft makes new attack on Java www1.sjmercury.com How unusual. Embrace and demolish continues. The new language is based on Java and essentially alters the Java language itself -- a language designed to run on any type of computer operating system, rather than just on the market-leading Windows. Critics say this hits deeper than earlier attempts by Microsoft to subvert Java, and threatens to fragment the community of programmers who use the language. ''This is the battle of the titans,'' said Scott Dietzen, vice president of marketing for WebLogic Inc., in San Francisco. ''Is Microsoft trying to offer a better Java platform for people who want to use Java on Microsoft platforms or are they trying to take Java away from Sun?'' Microsoft refused to comment on its efforts, which it plans to make public next week. Oh, I'm sure when the time comes Bill and the marketing peers will explain it all with their usual legendary candor. David Gee, program director for Java marketing at IBM, said he was not surprised by Microsoft's latest move. ''Microsoft is aggressively trying to tie developers to their single platform closed environment,'' Gee said. ''I think for the Microsoft faithful, it's a logical progression, but for enterprise developers, they will see this for what this is -- closed and proprietary.'' Mr. Gee is obviously off his rocker. Or maybe he's just not up on the proper Microsoftese definition of open- running Windows. The proper placement of the IE icon on the Windows desk is sacred intellectual property, but this Java junk is just out there for the taking. Cheers, Dan.