On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 09:48:43AM +0000, Jim Blackler wrote: > Yes, and I see absolutely no need to 'sell' Java to end users, who couldn't > give a flying stuff about the power of Java or anything else that should be > behind the scenes. They just want their chosen application to start, and > ASAP.
I couldn't agree more. In fact, about 5 minutes later, my SO started moaning about some Java update thing that "I'd installed on her computer" that "kept popping up all the time". She doesn't use any Java apps, BTW. > Sell it to *developers* by all means. > > Also, "Powered by _____" when referring to a software product is such a > pretentious cliche now. Sun's marketing dept behind the times? That's a shocker I tell you. A complete shocker. -Dom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
