[OT] Re: Eu's poor design
On Sat, Aug 16, 2003 at 10:52:22AM -0400, euman at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Someone mentioned owning a software company earlier.
> They stated that they would use Java from now on. Does
> this person know that 95%+ users/companies use MS Win
> and have they heard that MS pulled their VM that would
> support Java based Web apps.
Ouch.
The smart users will still be able to install the VM from Sun or IBM tho,
so Java isn't quite dead yet.
> Hint to this person, 5yrs from
> now everyone will lease their application online instead of
> owning CD's or downloading actual programs. I see a time when
> the O/S is the only piece of software on your machine and
> if Mr Bill G has his way as Im sure he will, this will happen.
>
> Look at McAfee and Norton with their Virus scanning ActiveX
> and tell me this isnt already starting to take place.
It is already happening. No argument there.
If you mean to imply that this will kill off all other OSes, I'd imagine
it would have the very opposite effect. (Hey, now I can lease Quake 5 off of
the website and it will automaticly run my Linux comp since I have a
compatible viewer installed.)
>
> Companies are tired of loosing money to Hacks/Cracks and Cerialz.
> You might want to think about this internet lease option and forget
> about a language that Microsoft is trying very hard to bury.
>
Of course, Java is a language that by its very nature supports such internet
leasing easily...
> Hehehe Irv here we go again with this....
>
> Windows XP Pro SP2 is far more stable (for me) than is RHL9
Funny, I had the exact opposite experience. Also, XP is far too invasive
(in terms of privacy) for me to choose to buy it, ever.
>
> Euman
>
jbrown
>
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