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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: foundation who wrote (8422)	6/12/1998 7:18:00 PM
From: cheryl williamson	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

Benjamin, RE: MSFT's attempt to steal the language. SUNW has maintained that MSFT has attempted to change keywords in the language, based on the release of Java in Windows '98. This goes beyond the ActiveX stuff. If SUNW can substantiate their claim in court, MSFT will be in violation of SUNW's IP & they will have to pass the compatibility tests, give up on shipping Java, or ship SUNW's version for Windows. SUNW stopped sending Java source to MSFT last October, BEFORE the latest & greatest Java spec & libs were released. Since the Java community has gotten so large, it is MSFT that is out of step & will have a tough time selling Java apps. I believe MSFT will push Visual Basic or some other language that attempts to preserve their proprietary OS. Java is a real threat & MSFT will support it ONLY if they can make it proprietary along with the rest of their product offerings. So, if you want to write a Java application or applet, write it in 100% pure Java & forget about what MSFT will or won't do with it. They tried to steal & corrupt Java, & they failed. SUNW will provide the JVM for Windows & MSFT will not try to tank it. McNealy's motto: MSFT.., open it up or bust it up.