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Re: Mac OS X presents an opportunity for Dylan
On a technical level I agree. But Java has lost a lot of momentum. I was an ecommerce Java programmer from Jan 1997-Jan 2000, and the shine came off it in that time.
On a marketing and job security level, M$'s "solutions" win every time. You can't beat FUD and lock-in...
- Rob.
On Thursday, November 30, 2000, at 08:30 PM, tsikes_deja@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <200011301646.LAA02685@life.ai.mit.edu>,
> Rob Myers <robm@onetel.net.uk> wrote:
>
> > Well, C# is going to wipe out Java on PC, so you never know.
>
> Uh huh. Just as Cuba is about to invade and conquer the U.S.
>
> Java has a ton of momentum and is real today. .Nyet (as JD
> dubbed it) has a very steep uphill battle to go _anywhere_,
> much less overtake Java - that is whenever it ships as a
> real product.
>
> Just another viewpoint...