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To: Hal Rubel who wrote (8250)	6/3/1998 1:54:00 PM
From: Hal Rubel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Sun Bends in the Wind that Blow RE: Speech by Sun President, Alan Baratz, at GigaWorld Forum yesterday, as reported in Thessasource, 6-3-98. Points Made: -- Sun is "planning to revamp its controversial Java licensing program." -- "Java would never replace operating systems, nor was Sun positioning it to do so." -- "Microsoft had launched an extensive campaign to deter developers from writing Java applications for other operating systems, fearing the technology was made to supplant its own Windows platform." -- "Java had seen great success in the server world, it had not taken hold on the client side" HR PS: Here is the Article: Java Licensing Fees to be Revamped "Speaking yesterday at the GigaWorld Forum, Alan Baratz, president of the Java Software Division at Sun Microsystems, said the company was planning to revamp its controversial Java licensing program. Both its partners and many Java developers had complained of the licenses Sun mandates for Java, which critics say include unnecessarily high royalties. Baratz said that Sun was not just planning to alter the license text, but get rid of it altogether, although he did not specify exactly what would be removed from the license. In his keynote speech, Baratz turned the rhetoric down a notch from where it was just a few months ago, saying Java would never replace operating systems, nor was Sun positioning it to do so. Microsoft had launched an extensive campaign to deter developers from writing Java applications for other operating systems, fearing the technology was made to supplant its own Windows platform. Baratz also added that while Java had seen great success in the server world, it had not taken hold on the client side. Apple Computer has been working extensively with both Sun Microsystems and Microsoft in its Java strategy for the Mac OS. InfoWorld has further details on the Baratz keynote." Comment: While Microsoft reacted against Java in so many ways, Apple, with as much to fear to its Mac OS, embraced it. Why the difference in response to Java.? HR