Microsoft is doing some interesting things with the .NET platform, some of
which (actually a large part of which) is based on the precepts of the EJB
architecture ('attribute' based programming and the like). As far as
competition is concerned they are talented and aggressive. The responses in
the link are good - but this guy is light weight so no victories gained.
The bigger issue for the Java community is will it survive? - looks like it
will right now, but it is 'closed', Sun has control and MS is putting
together frameworks which allow the ingest and conversion of Java
technologies to their platform (COM+). Once this is complete, the millions
of windows folks will not need to switch - which is OK. BUT, market
pressures may force us to switch. Hence MS does the usual end-run (Browser,
OpenGL, ....). Sun should let go or at least modify their current strategy
v. Linux and Java.
BTW, check out the unification of the object models across all languages
(and extension to same) on the .NET platform - a slick piece of software
engineering.
Sun BTW is also wrong about the relationship of software to hardware - just
because the interconnects become transparent does not change the fundamental
equation.
-- Peter
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rickard Öberg
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 6:38 AM
To: jBoss Developer
Subject: [jBoss-Dev] Sun ONE response to MS
Hey
In case you haven't seen this:
http://www.sun.com/dot-com/realitycheck/headsup010205.html
"So.. do you feel lucky.. punk!" "Kablaaam"
Well.. uhm.. I thought it was funny anyway :-)
regards,
Rickard
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Rickard Öberg
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