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To: Jack Frosch who wrote (10564)	5/19/1998 1:16:00 AM
From: shane forbes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Jack: Unfortunately I get the feeling Inprise will go the MSFT Java route if they have to. Del is "customer oriented" and that means if the customer wanteth MSFT Java then Inprise will be delivering MSFT Java. Shane (pick one's poison - compete against MSFT or stay "pals" with MSFT. I agree the latter can be just as bad - never thought about it this way - I always assumed the former was the guilotine and never gave a thought to the latter - the cyanide version.)

To: Jack Frosch who wrote (10564)	5/19/1998 7:54:00 AM
From: Edward F. Horst Jr.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10836

Java is clearly an area where the market "has a choice"! I agree with your assessment that any vendor supporting any "proprietary version" should receive "zero" support. Hopefully Del is sharper than that! I am firmly convinced that the best resolution to this entire monopoly issue is with the consumer. Users have been complaining about compatibility issues and conversion costs forever. Java goes along way to solving that, and will only get better--unless users and vendors assist in the fracturing/death of the initiative. Gut check time. The power of the purse!

To: Jack Frosch who wrote (10564)	5/19/1998 6:15:00 PM
From: TTOSBT	Respond to of 10836

Jack, Re: > "Borland/Inprise has had few allies in this industry, but some of the strongest have been Oracle, IBM, and Sun. None of these powerhouses wants to yield Java's future to Microsoft." < Oh yea! and those powerhouses have keep Borland in riches. I think Inprise should do it's business the way it sees fit according to customers needs and desires. If they start worrying about other companies needs and desires they will be lost forever! If IBM or ORCL are afraid of Microsoft they could buy Inprise and keep pure Java away from them. Borland in the meantime should go for the brass ring. TTOSBT