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"MS Killed Java" (on the Client) JL Founder

Posted by Hemos on from the killing-the-pool dept.

jgeelan writes "In a commentary titled "Microsoft Killed Java" the founder of JavaLobby, Rick Ross, revisits the 'death' of Java on the client. "Five years ago, almost to the day," Ross declares, "Microsoft shipped IE4 with a JVM that was intentionally engineered to provide leverage to corrupt and pollute Java compatibility standards." According to an Associated Press report, Microsoft Corp has until only October 4 to respond to Sun Microsystems' request for a federal court injunction requiring Microsoft to integrate Java into Windows."

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  1. I made a new language by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Everyone, I've made a new platform-independant language and virtual machine. It's called OJ. Microsoft won't put it in Windows. This is killing my business model. Where do I sue to force them to put OJ in Windows?

    1. Re:I made a new language by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      What's the web site for OJ? "http:////////" ?

    2. Re:I made a new language by mocm · · Score: 2, Funny

      You'll have to wait until they make their own version of OJ and modify it so that it will be incompatible to yours and violate your license.

      --
      ***Quis custodiet ipsos custodes***
  2. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sun says: "You're violating our license!"
    Microsoft says: "No were not, we've made some enhancements as is specified in the license"
    Court says: "No Microsoft, you violted the license"
    Microsoft says: "Ok, fine then. Since Sun is bein so hostile about it we just won't include ANY JVM in our software. Not even our own"
    Sun says: "Waaaaaaaah! People are too stupid to download software and we're too lazy to find some other distribution channel! You have to distribute it for us!"

    Whiny

  3. Java Died? by laserjet · · Score: 5, Funny

    This sucks that Java has died. I just finished up my first week of a Java programming course. And, now, I find out that I am learning a dead language?

    When will it end?
    (sarcasm skills required for reading this comment)

    --
    Moon Macrosystems. Sun's biggest competitor.
  4. Sad News ....... Java found dead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Sun's JVM was found dead in his Florida home this morning. He was 54. There weren't any more details. I'm sure the slashdot community will miss him; even if you're not a fan of his work there's no denying his contributions to crashing browsers. Truly an American icon.

  5. Re:Bah by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 2, Funny

    More like:

    Java isn't dead, it's just deprecated.

    graspee

  6. Re:What kind of comparison is that? by Pinky · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, he should gone with a more fashionable inflammatory label and called them a terrorist...