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To: Charles Tutt who wrote (12274)	11/18/1998 8:09:00 AM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

A tantrum response on your part. As a Sun shareholder you would want the world's largest manufacturer of software to be a part of your language. Actually if I were the MSFT people I would go back to Sun and see if a new agreement could be worked out. Failing in that MSFT could offer a new type of Java under a new Brand Name that would work transparently with Windows to bring them the "Java experience" that they need to interpret Java pages presented by various servers. At present one can always tell when they are on a Sun implementation of Java by the Slllllloooowwnnessss thereof. Actually Sun might be shooting themselves in the foot as without MSFT support it becomes a minor event in the evolution of net usage. MSFT has no obligation to support any application or language that is outside of the best interests of MSFT, its shareholders and its customers. At the present the shareholders and consumers in large measure are satisfied with MSFT as it outsells the competitors. Remember you can always buy a Mac or a Sun work station. JFD

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (12274)	11/18/1998 8:40:00 AM
From: Mike Milde	Respond to of 74651

So true. If users want choice and Microsoft was simply trying to offer developers what they wanted, then why would they threaten to drop Java support after losing a lawsuit over little technical details that hardly come into play? ROFL. Mike

To: Charles Tutt who wrote (12274)	11/18/1998 8:55:00 AM
From: ToySoldier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Charles, I agree with you 100%. I would think there are A LOT of MSFT competitors out there that would absolutely love it if MSFT were to put their money where their mouth is and DROP JAVA from all their code. For exactly the reasons you stated. As new and infantile as Java is, it has become entrenched into all of our futures people. It may not be running many mission-critical Line-of-Business applications, but make no mistake about it, Java has a strong future in the industry. There are simple too many IT players (many of the largest i the industry) backing its future. And for MSFT to make such a STUPID heat-of-the-moment statement that they will poosibly not support Java at all, shows the pure arrogance in MSFT as a company. This arrogance will be their demise. Ask IBM what happens when you think your the leader of the IT world. Toy