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To: LK2 who wrote (83)	3/20/1998 10:55:00 AM
From: LK2	Respond to of 2025

HEWLETT-PACKARD PLANS OWN VERSION OF JAVA: WSJ. HWP MOVE SPLITS ANTI-MICROSOFT ALLIANCE: WSJ. I haven't read the story, just the headline. But--where is the sense in developing incompatible versions of JAVA? I know people can argue for and against anything. But the main advantage of JAVA was supposed to be its universal compatibility. I admit my knowledge of tech and software is slight. But from personal experience, using a P133 PC, whenever I encounter JAVA applets on the internet, my PC slows down. And if I run a JAVA program, it seems to use a heck of a lot of my PC resources, more than non-JAVA program would. So if HWP and MSFT are developing non-standard JAVA, how much benefit does JAVA have? I can understand why MSFT is developing a non-standard JAVA. That's reasonable (if you have an enemy, cut his throat). So is HWP operating on the same assumption? Or is it a blend of competition plus whatever benefits there are to developing your own in-house brand? Larry