[1282] in java-interest
Re: re: The Future of Java (and Sun)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (MikeDacon@aol.com)
Mon Aug 28 17:53:56 1995
From: MikeDacon@aol.com
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 14:33:04 -0400
To: java-interest@java.sun.com
RSR wrote,
>> I think they will do well making money in the most
>> obvious way - a really cool IDE for java.
>> (And a less-technical series of Web authoring
>> tools based on Java).
>Expanding on what I wrote above, I think that whatever Java's actual
>history, the above paragraph entirely misses how Java fits into the
>world today and how, if development proceeds and doesn't stagnate, it's
>going to affect the world tomorrow.
Luckily, my original email was not intended to explain how Java fits
into the world. It's purpose was much simpler - to answer a question
posted to the mailing list.
Rob, as for your analysis of Sun in the current marketplace, it seems
pretty accurate.
>Dunno. I'm pretty mercenary -- I'll buy the best Java IDE, not just
>the one from Sun. Price and features count more when your paycheck is
>on the line.
I was looking at the above from a different angle. I would buy the SUN IDE
to
support a technology in its infancy. Of course, it is difficult to prove
whether
there would be a direct correlation between purchasing an IDE and SUN's
support of future development of Java. It is my gut feeling that there
possibly could be a correlation between those two (even if a small one).
There are times when I am mercenary with my dollars and then there are times
when I support things I wish to flourish.
- Mike Daconta
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