> 
> Programas Java são *SEMPRE* mais lentos que progamas 
> nativamente compilados (mesmo os compilados pra máquina, 
> que acabam perdendo a portabilidade , ou seja, a idéia 
> da linguagem Java)

Isso não é verdade!!! existem alguns benchmarks (esqueci aonde) 
indicando que java (utilizando HotSpot) pode ser mais rápido do que apps 
em Visual C ou Visual Basic.

> 
> Programas Java (em sua maioria) exigem MUITA máquina com 
> muita memoria para rodar.

É mentira tb. Seu cellular provavelmente roda Java ! se não seu 
cellular, no futuro sua geladeira.

> 
> Se considerarmos esses dois tópicos eu fico pensando. O 
> Java deve ter algo realmente de MUITO especial.

Tem, a sua portabilidade e a sua standardização. Java em sua maioria são 
especificações (JCA, J2EE, JDBC, JAXP e muito mais).

> 
> O problema é: Tenho procurado (e muito) por aí mas não 
> encontrei absolutamente *NADA* de sério feito em java. 

Então vc não procurou bastante, Q vc acha de DB2 ou Oracle.. Não são 
produtos sérios ????

> 
> Encontrei sim alguns applets. São até que bonitinhos, 
> mas e daí? 

De novo vc não procurou bastante.

> Eu tenho desenvolvido aplicações cliente 
> servidor utilizando Oracle, Ms-SQL Server e Interbase. 

Eu tb, e dai.

> E 
> as aplicações cliente conseguem rodar até em máquinas 
> P100 com 16 de Ram! 

Hmm eu fiz ainda em 286 com 640 K de ram..

> Pra internet, digo montar sistemas 
> de manipulação de dados via internet, encontrei no PHP, 
> ASP, XML, etc a solução ideal. 

Se vc não quer uma solução escalavel, vai com PHP ou ASP se vc quer uma 
coisa sério, use J2EE assim como 80% dos fortune 500 (sim 80% do fortune 
500 use j2ee (weblogic).

> Desenvolvimento de games? 
> Desenvolvi alguns (bem básicos é verdade) utilizando 
> DirectX e VC++. Aplicações pra internet vão muito bem, 
> obrigado em Delphi. Preciso que rode também em ambiente 
> Linux? Com o Delphi 6 consigo portar tudo a contento pra 
> Linux. E isso tudo contando com velocidade e não 
> necessitando muita máquina pra rodar.

Poizz eh, e Solaris ?? HP-UX ?? Tru-64 ?? AS400 ?? tem delphi ou VB para 
estes maquinas ??? A e, falando nisso... www.itauseguros.com.br 
(weblogic personalization server),. Trocou de ASP para j2ee pq os 
corretores não aceitaram mais que o site ficou sempre fora do ar ...

> O problema, como eu disse, é que não encontrei ainda 
> absolutamente NADA excepcional feito em Java.

Procura e vc achará !!!! usuários J2ee...
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Zurich Seguro 

> Busco a resposta de 
> pessoas sérias, envolvidas com a tecnologia e que possam 
> me mostrar o que realmente podemos atingir com java que 
> não possamos atingir com outras linguagens ou pelo menos 
> que compense a perda de velocidade e o alto requisito de 
> hardware.

O Bill Gates falou em 87 "Ninguém nunca precisará mais do que 640 K de 
ram" ae a especificação de Win XP 128 MEGA de RAM.

Java não necessariamente é a melhor linguagem para criar UI pois o swing 
certamente é lento Mas o que precisa depende dos requisitos de projetos. 
Amazon troucou para Java porque asp não aguentou.

> 
> Por favor, desculpem o tamanho do email. Mas tenho 
> certeza que esta dúvida não é apenas minha, mas de muita 
> gente que deve acreditar que java serve apenas pra fazer 
> applets.
> 
> Abraços
> 
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