I AM ALSO AGREE WITH YOU.
Sharad Mohan
--- RBonazzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I agree with you
> Rinaldo
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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Per conto di
> Daniel Rivera-Franqui
> Inviato: giovedi 19 luglio 2001 1.43
> A: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Oggetto: Helping Sun against MS
>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> By now you might have heard that Microsoft has
> decided to stop including
> the Java Virtual Machine in their operating systems.
> In my opinion,
> this is due in part to Sun's inability to see that
> January's ruling
> would have had this effect, since the Microsoft
> tantrum is that if MS
> can't have it or control it, they're either going to
> buy it or they are
> going to develop some new product to compete with it
> and use any means
> possible to gain a monopoly in the market.
> Microsoft is preparing to
> unveil C#, and Java stands in its way, so they're
> going to try to
> prevent users from using Java, or at least make it
> difficult for them to
> use it.
>
> I've read about three articles today about these
> news, and from what
> I've collected from these articles is that MS will
> let the JVM intact
> for upgrades, will let consumers download their
> discontinued and
> deprecated JVM (someday it will not be available
> anymore) if a browser
> goes to a web page that uses Java, and MS seems to
> have plans to
> completely replace Java with C#.
>
> While I feel that Microsoft's actions are more proof
> that they've no
> real interest in helping consumers, I'll leave my
> opinion aside in this
> email and its subject.
>
> I believe that Java developers must take action in
> helping Sun maintain
> its Virtual Machine readily available in all
> operating systems. I'm
> willing to form a group of developers willing to
> write to major computer
> software distributors (i.e. people that sell Windows
> XP) to tell them to
> include a CD or diskettes with a major NON-MS
> virtual machine for
> consumers. Also, it is needed for computer vendors
> (i.e. companies like
> Dell, Gateway, Compaq) to install a virtual machine
> on ALL of the
> computers they sell to companies and individuals.
> One strong argument
> is that in order to better serve their customers, a
> Java Virtual Machine
> is essential.
>
> I also believe that a non-MS Virtual Machine should
> be used, since C#'s
> release is near and MS might supply customers with a
> defective Virtual
> Machine in order to prevent users from having a
> competent use of Java,
> and forcing them to use C#. This sounds paranoid,
> but MS has been known
> to use similar tactics to force users to use their
> products.
>
> Please, reply and tell me what you think of this
> initiative and what
> other ideas might be useful. We should not let
> Microsoft keep
> manipulating the computer industry and its users.
>
> Sincerely,
> Daniel Rivera-Franqui
>
>
>
>
>
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