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To: Charles Hughes who wrote (9614)	3/29/1998 7:34:00 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Java is also a first cut. Other languages are already being ported to the Java virtual machine foundation, so look for some kind of improved object language using the Java underpinnings to be the ultimate worry for MSFT. Charles, I'm glad someone brought this up. You may remember this discussion on this thread six or eight months ago. I continue to assert that Java, while getting some real committments, is still an infant, and can still be derailed by a runtime (okay, VM) for another language. A runtime for C++, for example, could easily give it the platform independence Java is offering, and could do so without the costs of retooling & retraining. It won't take long for someone to figure this out. Further, C++ is, in the views of some (okay, me) a superior language. Aside from that, there is the Sun royalty arrangement. Java's future dominance is still not a forgone conclusion (despite what Rod tells us). A lot of people are getting on the bandwagon, but you still don't see any substantial apps. Clearly, there will be some finished apps at some point, but it remains to be seen whether the language goes forward under this "ownership" arrangement. As a software developer, I'd hate to have my companies committed to Java at this point, and I sure wouldn't recommend it for any of my consulting clients just yet...