Re: Java plugin advocacy

[Damian Morris]

Browsers have been stuck at 1.1.4 for years because MS is legally 
constrained by Sun from implementing any Java spec past 1.1.4. 
Unfortunately, this of course suits MS to a T - they'd have had to have 
tried much harder to justify something with the scope of .NET if a 
modern J2SE-compliant JVM was installed on every Windows PC.

On 5/29/2002 3:39 AM, Robert Bihlmeyer wrote:
Rick Lutowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Why have browsers been stuck at 1.1 for years?  Just a wild
guess, but might it have something to do with MS stopping Java 
support with 1.1, and also controlling 80% of the browser market?

It could also be because the perceived benefit for the user is not as big
as you think. Users *are* installing add-ons for flash and other crap.
/I/ certainly don't see the big win, but am willing to listen.
Pointers to screenshots may help convince me.

IMO, Java's real forte is client-side.

So go ahead and use it on your site. You'd better make it optional,
though -- but this is good advice for almost any web technology
(scripting, css, mathml, ...).

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