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To: i-node who wrote (491)	7/14/1998 9:25:00 AM
From: PCSS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

Looks like a possible strong opening today, my RT is showing 43.2K shares ready to trade upon opening with the bid rising to 8 7/16. Since bid and last sale ar equal this usually means there should be upticks coming...also the 'unusual' pre-mkt activity is generally a sign of interest/movement (sometimes up, sometimes down)..today it seems up. As for INPR and Java, IMHO I wouldn't underestimate IBM's interest in BOTH - just a guess. Michael P.S. - There is now 48.6K shares ready to trade, an indication of increasing 'interest'

To: i-node who wrote (491)	7/14/1998 3:51:00 PM
From: Kashish King	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5102

Well, you were debating with yourself whether Java was going to capture the entire language market because I certainly would not make such an utterly stupid remark. I use several languages and I will continue to use several languages. I'm not going to argue with a person who makes such asinine statements so stuff it.

To: i-node who wrote (491)	7/14/1998 6:35:00 PM
From: David Miller	Respond to of 5102

Today, if Java survives AT ALL, it may only be as a language which is owned or at least dominated by Microsoft. Sad to see the Microsoft hype finding yet another target. This is exactly the mindset that Redmond encourages - hopelessness and despair in the face of the marketing juggernaut. Come out with your hands up, we have you surrounded. If they win this particular battle, I'm afraid they will have pretty much won the war. That will be bad for Inprise, another brick in the enterprise development tools wall - this is not about Java or any other individual piece, it's about market domination. david

To: i-node who wrote (491)	7/14/1998 9:30:00 PM
From: Steve Wood	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5102

David, I've got to disagree with your assessment of Java. First, I agree with Rod that it is senseless to even think that it will replace all (even some) other languages. However,it will (IMHO) be a dominant force in distributed application development. Because it greatly simplifies development of such applications, it is an appropriate tool in that arena. Because it's strength is in the development of distributed (and imbedded, but that's another story) applications, it is unlikely that Microsoft will dominate. These applications need to run in a variety of environments, not just Windows. In fact, the developer often does not know in what environment his/her app will execute. This is why the MS Java development tools are not being widely accepted by Java developers. In fact, they receive wide criticism for not being 100% pure Java. This is a battle that Inprise has a shot at winning.