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Sun Negotiating With Wal-Mart Over Java Desktop

Posted by simoniker on from the sun-mart-wal-java dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Wal-Mart?!?! Nazi-Scum Mart! by PDHoss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't hold back. Tell us how you really feel.

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  2. Grade: B by The+Troll+Evaluator · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not very subtle, but sure to catch a few morons. Bonus points for skirting the flamebait line so elequently.

  3. Sun to Linux: by zephc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "I love you, Dr. Zaius^iW^W^WLinux!"

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