[1985] in java-interest
Re: NetScape and Java
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Weiler)
Wed Sep 20 23:39:17 1995
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 18:23:13 -0700
From: weilerj@std.teradyne.com (Jason Weiler)
To: ser@jersey.sun.com
Cc: java-interest@java.sun.com
> > That's why Netscape would need to buy it. Otherwise, as with HTML,
> > they could just take it, couldn't they? ;-)
>
> I understand your reasoning. However, I doubt the Netscape people want the
> added burden of developing the Java language (compiler, interpreter, etc.).
> That's a lot of additional work that they probably don't need.
>
> --- SER
True, but by owning Java, they would have something that no other browser
could do. They would have a hold on the market. However, I just don't
see this happening. I wonder if Billy Gates is paying attention ;-)
-Jason W
<weilerj@std.teradyne.com>
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