Sun Negotiating With Wal-Mart Over Java Desktop

An anonymous reader writes "According to an EWeek article, Sun is challenging Microsoft on a new front: the consumer market. Believing its Java Desktop System is "a more effective home and retail solution," the company is negotiating with major retailers Wal-Mart and Office Depot to include the Java desktop on consumer PCs and laptops."

Comments

e-Machines inferior? No...

[Anonymous Coward]

"So an inferior computer(The e-Machines that Wal-mart carries) are going to carry not only one"

Well, it is superior to a typical Mac costing twice as much, being faster, having more memory, more standard features that are extra $$$ on the Mac, and running umpty-ump zillions times as much software as a Mac (not to mention taking a much greater variety of add-on cards and peripherals)

I guess it is inferior to other PC's though.

wtf..

[JavaLord]

From the article...

"I personally keep Java off my computer because it crashes the system," he said. "If Sun had the interests of the customer in mind, then the Sun desktop would be written in C and donated to Linux. Sun is no better than Microsoft."

I've never, ever seen Java "crash the system". Not on a mac, or on a PC. Where did they find this crackhead? I'm sure I'm going to get modded down for this, but the linux zealots need to stop with this "IT HAS TO BE IN C AND OPEN SOURCE TO BE GOOD". Anything that takes desktop market share away from microsoft at this point is good.

Re:Unflattering article with little research.

[axxackall]

I am a Java Developer who has never had any problems with Java on my desktop or servers (Windows or Sun).

Then you are a Java Developer right at the begining of your career I guess :)

Seriously, I agree that JVM cannot crash the whole system (like kernel). But if it's running a desktop - then all chances that your desktop will crash all the time. Few Java applets in Gnome panel should work fine though. But not as a desktop or window manager!