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Stop blaming Microsoft for Sun's Java woes | |
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| Time: 11:08 EST/16:08 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Alex Harris | ||
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I was surprised the first time that I tried a site that required Java in Windows XP and was told that I needed to download the Java VM. The removal of JVM was Microsoft's first step in transitioning Windows users away from a built-in (or, to use a loaded word, "integrated") Java VM. At first I thought this might be a serious problem--yet more evidence of Microsoft's "lack of support for Java." It turns out there are a few mitigating factors. First, OEMs pre-installing Windows XP or corporations doing scripted installs have the option of pre-installing the Microsoft VM. I suspect that most of them do this, and I know from personal experience that Dell does. Plus, you only have to download the Microsoft VM once and then it works. But enough was enough for Microsoft, who must have been getting enough heat from knee-jerk reactions like mine. Microsoft just announced that it will put the VM back into Windows by default (via SP1), although they will begin to remove it starting in 2004. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 6/28/2002 12:00:07 PM |
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Do you suppose the Open Source zealots are going to hire a hit on this guy?
This is like the 4th intelligent article I've seen from him. |
| #2 By 2459 (24.206.97.178) at 6/28/2002 12:49:55 PM |
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Someone finally speaks the truth.
--------------------- Sodablue, he won't have to worry about the Open Source guys, Sun will be suing him shortly for libel and unfair promotion of Microsoft technologies. :-) |
| #3 By 2332 (165.247.2.186) at 6/28/2002 2:17:14 PM |
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Great article... although it appears he failed to mention WHY Sun sued Microsoft in the first place.
After all, Microsoft did integrate COM support into Java (which was one of the reasons why it was so fast), and while this did NOT break any existing Java applications, it did allow developers to create applications which would not work on other JVMs. (I wrote many of them... :-) Now, it's arguable whether or not this actually violated Microsoft contract with Sun, but I think we can all agree Microsoft was trying to shift Sun's "write once run anywhere" strategy to a more "write for windows, and it will be best" strategy. :-) Anyway, the rest of the article is great. |
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