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To: Kashish King who wrote (9593)	3/27/1998 1:00:00 AM
From: David R	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

I have a slightly different set of predictions: 1) MSFT will continue to dominate the desktop for at least the next 5 years. J++ will gain a substantial following as VB developers move to the next desktop development env. 2) Windows CE devices will not make significant headway against the Pilot. The only hand held to get it right. 3) Java + Enterprise beans/Corba will dominate the enterprise. Borland will be the major provider of enterprise class development tools. 4) C++ will continue to be the language of choice for serious app development. 5) Upon realizing that they can not buy the enterprise, MSFT will begin adapting open standards in about 2 years.

To: Kashish King who wrote (9593)	3/27/1998 7:55:00 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10836

So far, things have turned out pretty much as I predicted, Uh, I don't think so. Perhaps you should re-read some of your posts from a year ago (I'll spare the thread the agony). At that time you were certain that by now Java products would be everywhere. You have a way of "speeding things up" in your mind. If a Java office-pack knocks out Microsoft Office in two years I would consider that a rapid defeat. Is this another prediction? It's not going to happen in two years. We are still a year, maybe two, from having a viable Java competitor for Office. Even then, performance in other than a Windows platform will be questionable. So who's going to use it? I agree about CE; it's not going to make it. But which pure Java OS are you referring to? Java can still be pulled apart by fractures in the coalition and refusals to pay high licensing fees. Performance issues are still unresolved, as well. This is just going to take some more time, so slow down a little, will you? You're a very hyper individual sometimes....

To: Kashish King who wrote (9593)	3/27/1998 9:06:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Rod, Java already paved highways, to hell with substantial inroads. The exit signs read:HP, Ericsson, Motorola, IBM, Oracle, and soon we will be hearing of a licensing agreement with Sony. For many foreign countries, Java is the language to use. For ex, Koreans have been using Java over two+ years for all internet related newspapers or companies. About 2 yrs ago, Bipin and I were amazed with Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese companies' web pages were so slick , fancy, neat looking for they were using Java when most US software companies including BORL were with old tech. It's not reasonable to expect for those countries to learn so many languages to run business. Java is the solution for many of them. regards, BPP