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Technology Stocks : Hummingbird Comm. (HUMC) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Praxis who wrote (1414)	3/17/1998 8:43:00 AM
From: Dr. J	Respond to of 2018

There is no evidence that Java-based apps are or will be more attractive than those written in C,C++ or VB. Look at the failure of Corel's Java product. Given that HUM's major platform is WIndows, this is even more true. It is a common (and IMO mistaken) assumption that because Java is a "better" language, everybody will want to write in it. Certain technology-leaders care about Java, but most of the business world wants stable, proven apps (especially in networking and connectivity s/w)